Name: Macrococcus bovicus Kloos et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bov.ic’us. Gr. masc./fem. n. boûs, cow; L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow; N.L. masc. adj. bovicus, pertaining to a bovine or cow, from which this organism was first isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51825; CCUG 38365; CIP 105714; DD 4516; DSM 15607; Kloos C2F4; L2F4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y15714 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kloos WE, Ballard DN, George CG, Webster JA, Hubner RJ, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Fiedler F, Schubert K. Delimiting the genus Staphylococcus through description of Macrococcus caseolyticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Macrococcus equipercicus sp. nov., and Macrococcus bovicus sp. no. and Macrococcus carouselicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:859-877.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998

Assigned by: Kloos WE, Ballard DN, George CG, Webster JA, Hubner RJ, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Fiedler F, Schubert K. Delimiting the genus Staphylococcus through description of Macrococcus caseolyticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Macrococcus equipercicus sp. nov., and Macrococcus bovicus sp. no. and Macrococcus carouselicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:859-877.

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Record number: 777632