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Species Melisococcus plutonis
Name: Melisococcus plutonis (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: ATCC 35311; CIP 104052; LMG 20360; NCDO 2443; NCFB 2443; NCIMB 702443
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB614100
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Bailey L, Collins MD. Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1982; 53:215-217. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Melissococcus pluton (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Melisococcus plutonius (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melisococcus Bailey and Collins 1983.
Publication:
Bailey L, Collins MD. Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1982; 53:215-217.
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Melissococcus plutonius corrig. (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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 species itself.
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🧍 Should read Melissococcus pluton in Validation List No. 11.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melisococcus Bailey and Collins 1983.
Publication:
Bailey L, Collins MD. Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1982; 53:215-217.
Parent taxon: Melisococcus Bailey and Collins 1983
Assigned by:
Bailey L, Collins MD. Reclassification of "Streptococcus pluton" (White) in a new genus Melissococcus as Melissococcus pluton nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1982; 53:215-217.
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Record number: 784192
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