Genus Vagococcus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 13
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
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).
Vagococcus Collins et al. 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Vagococcus fluvialis Collins et al. 1990.
Etymology: L. adj. vagus, wandering; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Vagococcus, wandering coccus, referring to motility.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 33. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 212.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), ASH (C.), FARROW (J.A.E.), WALLBANKS (S.) and WILLIAMS (A.M.): 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequence analyses of lactococci and related taxa. Description of Vagococcus fluvialis gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 1989, 67, 453-460.
Validation List no. 33 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Vagococcus acidifermentans Wang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AC-1 = KCTC 13418 = LMG 24798.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ211190.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; N.L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. part. adj. acidifermentans, fermenting to an acid.
Valid publication: WANG (L.), CUI (Y.S.), KWON (C.S.), LEE (S.T.), LEE (J.S.) and IM (W.T.): Vagococcus acidifermentans sp. nov., isolated from an acidogenic fermentation bioreactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1123-1126.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vagococcus carniphilus Shewmaker et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1843-02 = ATCC BAA-640 = CCUG 46823.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY179329.
Etymology: L. n. caro carnis, flesh, meat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. carniphilus, meat-loving.
Valid publication: SHEWMAKER (P.L.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), MOREY (R.E.), CARVALHO (M. da G.S.), ELLIOTT (J.A.), JOYCE (K.), BARRETT (T.J.), TEIXEIRA (L.M.) and FACKLAM (R.R.): Vagococcus carniphilus sp. nov., isolated from ground beef. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1505-1510.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vagococcus elongatus Lawson et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PPC9 = CCUG 51432 = NRRL B-41357.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF445297.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. elongatus, elongated, pertaining to the pronounced elongation of the cells.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), FALSEN (E.), COTTA (M.A.) and WHITEHEAD (T.R.): Vagococcus elongatus sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 751-754.
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Vagococcus entomophilus Killer et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VOSTP2=DSM 24756=CCM 7946.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ363620.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: Gr. n. entomon, insect; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. entomophilus, insect-loving.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KILLER, J., ŠVEC, P., SEDLÁČCEK, I., ČERNOHLÁVKOVÁ, J., BENADA, O., HRONCOVÁ, Z., HAVLÍK, J., VLKOVÁ, E., RADA, V., KOPEČNÝ, J. and KOFROŇOVÁ, O. 2014. Vagococcus entomophilus sp. nov., from the digestive tract of a wasp (Vespula vulgaris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 731-737.
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Vagococcus fessus Hoyles et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M2661/98/1 = ATCC BAA-289 = CCUG 41755 = CIP 106499.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ243326.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fessus, wearied, tired, fatigued, pertaining to the general biochemical unreactivity of the organism.
Valid publication: HOYLES (L.), LAWSON (P.A.), FOSTER (G.), FALSEN (E.), OHLÉN (M.), GRAINGER (J.M.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Vagococcus fessus sp. nov., isolated from a seal and a harbour porpoise. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1151-1154.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vagococcus fluvialis Collins et al. 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M-29C = ATCC 49515= CCUG 32704 = CIP 102976 = DSM 5731 = LMG 9464 = NCIMB 13038 (formerly NCDO 2497).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18098.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fluvialis, belonging to a river.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 33. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 212.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), ASH (C.), FARROW (J.A.E.), WALLBANKS (S.) and WILLIAMS (A.M.): 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequence analyses of lactococci and related taxa. Description of Vagococcus fluvialis gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol., 1989, 67, 453-460.
Validation List no. 33 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Vagococcus humatus Sundararaman et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C25=KEMB 562-002=JCM 31581.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX247009.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. humatus, buried.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SUNDARARAMAN, A., SRINIVASAN, S. and LEE, S. S. 2017. Vagococcus humatus sp. nov., isolated from soil beneath a decomposing pig carcass. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 330-335.
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Vagococcus lutrae Lawson et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M1134/97/1 = ATCC 700839= CCUG 39187 = CIP 106118.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17152.
Etymology: L. n. lutra, an otter and also a zoological genus name; L. gen. n. lutrae, of the common otter, Lutra lutra, the mammal from which the bacterium was isolated.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), FOSTER (G.), FALSEN (E.), OHLÉN (M.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Vagococcus lutrae sp. nov., isolated from the common otter (Lutra lutra). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1251-1254.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vagococcus martis Tak et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D7T301=KCTC 21069=JCM 31178.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX881420.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: MVAB00000000.
Etymology: L. gen. fem. n. martis, of a marten.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: TAK, E. J., KIM, H. S., LEE, J. Y., KANG, W., HYUN, D. W., KIM, P. S., SHIN, N. R. and BAE, J. W. 2017. Vagococcus martis sp. nov., isolated from the small intestine of a marten, Martes flavigula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3398-3402.
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Vagococcus penaei Jaffrès et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CD276 = CIP 109914 = LMG 24833.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ360897.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. penaei, of Penaeus, a zoological genus name, pertaining to the spoilage microbiota of cooked shrimp (Penaeus vannamei), from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JAFFRÈS (E.), PRÉVOST (H.), ROSSERO (A.), JOFFRAUD (J.J.) and DOUSSET (X.): Vagococcus penaei sp. nov., isolated from spoilage microbiota of cooked shrimp (Penaeus vannamei). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2159-2164.
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Vagococcus salmoninarum Wallbanks et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OS1-68 = ATCC 51200= CCUG 33394 = CIP 104684 = DSM 6633 = LMG 11491 = NCFB 2777 = NCIMB 13133.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18097.
Etymology: N.L. pl. n. salmoninae, subfamily of the Salmonidae; N.L. gen. pl. n. salmoninarum, of the Salmoninae.
Valid publication: WALLBANKS (S.), MARTINEZ-MURCIA (A.J.), FRYER (J.L.), PHILLIPS (B.A.) and COLLINS (M.D.): 16S rRNA sequence determination for members of the genus Carnobacterium and related lactic acid bacteria and description of Vagococcus salmoninarum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 224-230.
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Vagococcus teuberi Wullschleger et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CG-21=DSM 21459=LMG 24695.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP017267.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP017267.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Food and drink.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 2130-2133.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: WULLSCHLEGER, S., JANS, C., SEIFERT, C., BAUMGARTNER, S., LACROIX, C., BONFOH, B., STEVENS, M. J. A. and MEILE, L. 2018. Vagococcus teuberi sp. nov., isolated from the Malian artisanal sour milk fene. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 41, 65-72.
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