Name: "Micrococcus pelletieri" Laveran 1906

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pel.le.tie’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. pelletieri, of Pelletier, named after T. Pelletier, who first isolated this species

Pronunciation, gender: … pel-le-TIE-ri, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 33385; CCUG 38891; CIP 105483; DSM 43383; HUT 6549; IAM 12634; IMET 9693; JCM 3388; KCTC 9110; NBRC 103052; NCTC 4162; NRRL B-3997

16S rRNA gene: AJ293710 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Laveran A. Tumeur provoquée par un microcoque rose en zooglées. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1906; 61:340-341.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Actinomadura pelletieri (Laveran 1906) Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Laveran A. Tumeur provoquée par un microcoque rose en zooglées. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1906; 61:340-341.

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Record number: 4072
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