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Species Pseudolactococcus reticulitermitis
Name: Pseudolactococcus reticulitermitis (Yuki et al. 2018) Abe et al. 2025
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, gender: 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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactococcus reticulitermitis Yuki et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 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 2025-06-10.
- 🙅 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.
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🥇 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.
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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Record number: 65863
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