Name: Macrococcoides caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Staphylococcus caseolyticus (ex Evans 1916) Schleifer et al. 1982

Etymology: ca.se.o.ly’ti.cum. L. masc. n. caseus, cheese; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. caseolyticum, casein-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-kro-kok-ko-I-des ka-se-o-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13548; CCM 3540; CCUG 15606; CIP 100755; DD 4508; DSM 20597; NCTC 14061

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y15711 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Macrococcus caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Kloos et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Macrococcoides caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Macrococcus caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Kloos et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Staphylococcus caseolyticus (ex Evans 1916) Schleifer et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Macrococcoides Bello et al. 2024. Publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973. 🇨🇦
  • ❗ Macrococcoides caseolyticum 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 Macrococcoides.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
    Macrococcoides caseolyticum subsp. caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Macrococcoides caseolyticum subsp. hominis corrig. (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Macrococcoides Bello et al. 2024

Assigned by: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 43728