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Species Micrococcus varians
Name: Micrococcus varians Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: va’ri.ans. L. masc. part. adj. varians, changing, varying
Type strain: ATCC 15306; CCM 884; CCUG 35392; CIP 81.73; DSM 20033; HAMBI 1951; HAMBI 40; IEGM 400; IFO 15358; JCM 7238; LMG 14231; NBIMCC 8958; NBRC 15358; NCTC 7564; VKM B-1827
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X87754
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Migula W. System der Bakterien, Vol. 2. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1900.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Micrococcus varians 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 68 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 the species itself.
Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Migula W. System der Bakterien, Vol. 2. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1900.
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Record number: 778135
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