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Genus Tetragenococcus

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").


For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).


 

Tetragenococcus Collins et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. pref. tetra, four; G. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô) producing or forming; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Tetragenococcus, tetrad arrangement of cocci.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), WILLIAMS (A.M.) and WALLBANKS (S.): The phylogeny of Aerococcus and Pediococcus as determined by 16S rRNA sequence analysis: description of Tetragenococcus gen. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1990, 70, 255-262.
Validation List no. 44 in IJSEM Online

Note: The genus Tetragenococcus (effective publication: Collins et al. 1990, type species: Tetragenococcus halophilus) appears also on the Validation List no. 49 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 44, published 7 January 1993) [2].
References:
1 Validation List no. 49. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 370-371.
Validation List no. 49 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online

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Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33315= CCUG 32204 = CIP 102263 = DSM 20339 = IAM 1676 = JCM 5888 = LMG 11490 = NBRC 100498 = NCIMB 12011 (formerly NCDO 1635).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D88668.
Basonym: ¤ Pediococcus halophilus Mees 1934 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Tetracocccus No. 1" Orla-Jensen 1919, "Sarcina hamaguchiae" Saito 1907, "Pediococcus soyae" Sakaguchi 1958.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), WILLIAMS (A.M.) and WALLBANKS (S.): The phylogeny of Aerococcus and Pediococcus as determined by 16S rRNA sequence analysis: description of Tetragenococcus gen. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1990, 70, 255-262.
Validation List no. 44 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 The species Tetragenococcus halophilus (effective publication: Collins et al. 1990, type strain: strain ATCC 33315= DSM 20339 = NCDO 1635) appears also on the Validation List no. 49 [1]. On the Validation List no. 49, this name is cited as Tetragenococcus halophila (sic). The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 44, published 7 January 1993) [2].
References:
1 Validation List no. 49. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 370-371.
Validation List no. 49 in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online
3 Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).

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Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. flandriensis Justé et al. 2012, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T5 = DSM 23766 = LMG 26042.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU522087.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. flandriensis, of or belonging to Flandria, the old name for Flanders, Belgium.
Valid publication: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Justé et al. 2012, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33315= CCUG 32204 = CIP 102263 = DSM 20339 = IAM 1676 = JCM 5888 = LMG 11490 = NBRC 100498 = NCIMB 12011 (formerly NCDO 1635).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D88668.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In the paper by Justé et al. 2012, Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Justé et al. 2012 is erroneously cited as Tetragenococcus halophilus subsp. halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993.
2 The IAM number 1676, cited in the original publication, is associated with a collection that had ceased to operate prior to publication of the paper. The JCM has accessed many of the IAM strains. IAM 1676 was accessed as JCM 5888.

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Tetragenococcus koreensis Lee et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JS = DSM 16501 = JCM 18085 = KCTC 3924 = LMG 22864.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY690334.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the origin of the sample of the traditional food, kimchi, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LEE (M.), KIM (M.K.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SWINGS (J.), KIM (S.H.), KANG (M.S.) and LEE (S.T.): Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov., a novel rhamnolipid-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1409-1413.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Tetragenococcus muriaticus Satomi et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X-1 = CCUG 41880 = CIP 105747 = JCM 10006 = LMG 18498 = NBRC 100499.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D88824.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. muriaticus, pickled or lying in brine.
Valid publication: SATOMI (M.), KIMURA (B.), MIZOI (M.), SATO (T.) and FUJII (T.): Tetragenococcus muriaticus sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from fermented squid liver sauce. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 832-836.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Tetragenococcus osmophilus Justé et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T1 = DSM 23765 = LMG 26041.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU522083.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. osmophilus (from Gr. n. osmos, impulse and Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving), osmophile, impulse-loving.
Valid publication: JUSTÉ (A.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), VERRETH (C.), CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.), LIEVENS (B.) and WILLEMS (K.A.): Characterization of Tetragenococcus strains from sugar thick juice reveals a novel species, Tetragenococcus osmophilus sp. nov., and divides Tetragenococcus halophilus into two subspecies, T. halophilus subsp. halophilus subsp. nov. and T. halophilus subsp. flandriensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 129-137.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Tetragenococcus solitarius (Collins et al. 1989) Ennahar and Cai 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 885/78 = ATCC 49428= CCUG 29293 = CIP 103330 = DSM 5634 = JCM 8736 = LMG 12890 = NBRC 100494 = NCTC 12193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ301840.
Basonym: ¤ Enterococcus solitarius Collins et al. 1989.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. solitarius, alone, lonely, solitary.
Valid publication: ENNAHAR (S.) and CAI (Y.): Biochemical and genetic evidence for the transfer of Enterococcus solitarius Collins et al. 1989 to the genus Tetragenococcus as Tetragenococcus solitarius comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 589-592.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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