Species Melissococcus pluton

Name: Melissococcus pluton (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Gender: masculine

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 Analyse 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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Melisococcus plutonius (ex White 1912) Bailey and Collins 1983	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Melisococcus plutonis (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

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — 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 6 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Melissococcus corrig. 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: 784193