Name: Macrococcus lamae Mannerová et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la’mae. L. gen. fem. n. lamae, of Lama, the zoological genus name of the llama

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCM 4815; CCUG 47199; DSM 19359; LMG 21713

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760112 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mannerova S, Pantucek R, Doskar J, Svec P, Snauwaert C, Vancanneyt M, Swings J, Sedlacek I. Macrococcus brunensis sp. nov., Macrococcus hajekii sp. nov. and Macrococcus lamae sp. nov., from the skin of llamas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1647-1654.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Macrococcus Kloos et al. 1998

Assigned by: Mannerova S, Pantucek R, Doskar J, Svec P, Snauwaert C, Vancanneyt M, Swings J, Sedlacek I. Macrococcus brunensis sp. nov., Macrococcus hajekii sp. nov. and Macrococcus lamae sp. nov., from the skin of llamas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1647-1654.

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Record number: 784172