Name: Lactococcus cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Li et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptococcus cremoris Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: cre.mo’ris. L. masc. n. cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; L. gen. masc. n. cremoris, of cream

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19257; CCUG 21953; CIP 102301; DSM 20069; HAMBI 1588; JCM 16167; LMG 6897; NBIMCC 8919; NBRC 100676; NCDO 607; NCFB 607; NCIB 8662; NCIMB 8662

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16S rRNA gene: MK330561 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li TT, Tian WL, Gu CT. Elevation of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris to the species level as Lactococcus cremoris sp. nov. and transfer of Lactococcus lactis subsp. tructae to Lactococcus cremoris as Lactococcus cremoris subsp. tructae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptococcus cremoris Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Garvie and Farrow 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 64 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Lactococcus cremoris subsp. tructae (Pérez et al. 2011) Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lactococcus cremoris subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Lactococcus Schleifer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Li TT, Tian WL, Gu CT. Elevation of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris to the species level as Lactococcus cremoris sp. nov. and transfer of Lactococcus lactis subsp. tructae to Lactococcus cremoris as Lactococcus cremoris subsp. tructae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0.

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Record number: 18504