Name: Luteococcus japonicus Tamura et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, of or pertaining to Japan, where the organisms were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ja-PO-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51526; CCUG 38731; CIP 104067; DSM 10546; IFO 12422; JCM 9415; NBRC 12422; VKM Ac-1951

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16S rRNA gene: D85487 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Takeuchi M, Yokota A. Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:348-356.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994. Publication: Tamura T, Takeuchi M, Yokota A. Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:348-356.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Luteococcus japonicus subsp. casei" Van Nieuwholtz 1998	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994

Assigned by: Tamura T, Takeuchi M, Yokota A. Luteococcus japonicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive coccus with LL-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:348-356.

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Record number: 777609