Name: Pseudolactococcus reticulitermitis (Yuki et al. 2018) Abe et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactococcus reticulitermitis Yuki et al. 2018

Etymology: re.ti.cu.li.ter’mi.tis. N.L. gen. masc. n. reticulitermitis, of Reticulitermes, the genus of the termite from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-lak-to-KOK-kus re-ti-ku-li-TER-mi-tis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 105715; JCM 32106; Rs-Y01

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: BEDT01000006 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abe K, Yuki M, Imagawa Y, Hisatomi A, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M, Noda S. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactococcus and two novel species Pseudolactococcus yaeyamensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Lactovum odontotermitis sp. nov. isolated from the gut of termites. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6803. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6862.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lactococcus reticulitermitis Yuki et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactococcus reticulitermitis Yuki et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudolactococcus Abe et al. 2025. Publication: Abe K, Yuki M, Imagawa Y, Hisatomi A, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M, Noda S. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactococcus and two novel species Pseudolactococcus yaeyamensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Lactovum odontotermitis sp. nov. isolated from the gut of termites. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6803. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Pseudolactococcus reticulitermitis 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 Pseudolactococcus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudolactococcus Abe et al. 2025

Assigned by: Abe K, Yuki M, Imagawa Y, Hisatomi A, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M, Noda S. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactococcus and two novel species Pseudolactococcus yaeyamensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Lactovum odontotermitis sp. nov. isolated from the gut of termites. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6803. 🇯🇵

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