Name: Kocuria carniphila Tvrzová et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.ni’phi.la. L. fem. n. caro (gen. carnis), flesh, meat; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. carniphila, meat-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCM 132; DSM 16004; JCM 14118

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ622907 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tvrzova L, Schumann P, Sedlacek I, Pacova Z, Sproer C, Verbarg S, Kroppenstedt RM. Reclassification of strain CCM 132, previously classified as Kocuria varians, as Kocuria carniphila sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:139-142.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Koch C, Gvozdiak O, Schumann P. Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:682-692. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.
  • 🧍 The type strain CCM 132 = DSM 16004 was previously classified as "Micrococcus lactis" Chester 1901, Micrococcus varians Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980), or Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995. — 🧍 The type strain CCM 132 DSM 16004 was previously classified as "Micrococcus lactis" Chester 1901, Micrococcus varians Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980), or Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995. Publication: Chittpurna, Singh PK, Verma D, Pinnaka AK, Mayilraj S, Korpole S. Micrococcus lactis sp. nov., isolated from dairy industry waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2832-2836.

Parent taxon: Kocuria Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Tvrzova L, Schumann P, Sedlacek I, Pacova Z, Sproer C, Verbarg S, Kroppenstedt RM. Reclassification of strain CCM 132, previously classified as Kocuria varians, as Kocuria carniphila sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:139-142.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/kocuria-carniphilaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 777190