Name: Lactococcus insecticola Noda et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.sec.ti’co.la. L. masc. perf. part. insectus, divided into sections; L. neut. perf. part. insectum, insect; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. insecticola, inhabitant of insects

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-sek-TI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: DSM 110147; Hs20B0_1; JCM 33485

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16S rRNA gene: LC523829 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Noda S, Koyama F, Aihara C, Ikeyama N, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Lactococcus insecticola sp. nov. and Lactococcus hodotermopsidis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the wood-feeding lower termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4515-4522. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudolactococcus insecticola (Noda et al. 2020) Abe et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudolactococcus insecticola (Noda et al. 2020) Abe et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lactococcus insecticola 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 Lactococcus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Lactococcus Schleifer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Noda S, Koyama F, Aihara C, Ikeyama N, Yuki M, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Lactococcus insecticola sp. nov. and Lactococcus hodotermopsidis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the wood-feeding lower termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4515-4522. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 8656