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Species Micrococcus lactis
Name: Micrococcus lactis Chittpurna et al. 2011
Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of/from milk, pertaining to the isolation source ‘dairy waste’
Pronunciation, gender: LAK-tis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 23694; DW152; MCC 2278; MTCC 10523
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FN673681
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chittpurna, Singh PK, Verma D, Pinnaka AK, Mayilraj S, Korpole S. Micrococcus lactis sp. nov., isolated from dairy industry waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2832-2836. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Neomicrococcus lactis (Chittpurna et al. 2011) Prakash et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Neomicrococcus lactis (Chittpurna et al. 2011) Prakash et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Micrococcus lactis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Micrococcus.
- 😷 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 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Chittpurna, Singh PK, Verma D, Pinnaka AK, Mayilraj S, Korpole S. Micrococcus lactis sp. nov., isolated from dairy industry waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2832-2836.
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Record number: 778119
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