Species Streptococcus lactis
Name: Streptococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Löhnis 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacterium lactis" Lister 1873
Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of milk
Type strain: ATCC 19435; CCUG 32211; CCUG 7980; CIP 70.56; DSM 20481; HAMBI 1591; JCM 5805; LMG 6890; NBIMCC 4000; NBRC 100933; NCDO 604; NCFB 604; NCIB 6681; NCIMB 6681; NCTC 6681; VKM B-1662
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16S rRNA gene:
M58837
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Löhnis F. Die Benennung der Milchsäurebakterien. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1909; 22:553-555.
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
Correct name: Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Bacterium lactis" Lister 1873 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (ex Matuszewski et al. 1936) Garvie and Farrow 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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According to Schleifer et al. (1985), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Bälz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.
- Streptococcus lactis is the correct name 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 Streptococcus.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
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According to Schleifer et al. (1985), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Bälz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (ex Matuszewski et al. 1936) Garvie and Farrow 1982 validly published under the ICNP synonym Streptococcus lactis subsp. lactis (Lister 1873) Garvie and Farrow 1982 validly published under the ICNP synonym Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Garvie and Farrow 1982 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Löhnis F. Die Benennung der Milchsäurebakterien. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1909; 22:553-555.
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Record number: 781353
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