Name: "Micrococcus diversus" Girard and Cosenza 1970

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.ver’sus. L. masc. part. adj. diversus, apart

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KOK-kus di-WER-sus, masculine

Original publication: Girard AE, Cosenza BJ. A comparison of the fine structure of Micrococcus diversus, Neisseria catarrhalis and Neisseria sicca. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1970; 36:233-240.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Girard AE, Cosenza BJ. A comparison of the fine structure of Micrococcus diversus, Neisseria catarrhalis and Neisseria sicca. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1970; 36:233-240.

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Record number: 3702

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