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Species Kocuria uropygioeca
Name: Kocuria uropygioeca Braun et al. 2018
Etymology: u.ro.py.gi.oe’ca. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -oeca, inhabiting (from Greek oikos, house); N.L. fem. adj. uropygioeca, inhabiting the uropygial gland
Type strain: 257; DSM 101741; LMG 29266
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF510150
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Braun MS, Wang E, Zimmermann S, Boutin S, Wink M. Kocuria uropygioeca sp. nov. and Kocuria uropygialis sp. nov., isolated from the preen glands of Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major). Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:38-43. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2130-2133.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Rothia uropygioeca (Braun et al. 2018) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rothia uropygioeca (Braun et al. 2018) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Kocuria uropygioeca is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Kocuria.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Kocuria Stackebrandt et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Braun MS, Wang E, Zimmermann S, Boutin S, Wink M. Kocuria uropygioeca sp. nov. and Kocuria uropygialis sp. nov., isolated from the preen glands of Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major). Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:38-43. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 797593
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