Name: Lactococcus formosensis subsp. bovis (Varsha and Nampoothiri 2016) Zhang et al. 2021

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactococcus garvieae subsp. bovis Varsha and Nampoothiri 2016

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of Indian bison, of a bovine, referring to the isolation source

Pronunciation, gender: BO-wis, masculine

Type strain: BSN; BSN307; DSM 100577; KCTC 21083; LMG 30663; MCC 2824

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16S rRNA gene: KM261818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang HX, Tian WL, Gu CT. Proposal of Lactococcus garvieae subsp. bovis Varsha and Nampoothiri 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Lactococcus formosensis Chen et al. 2014 and Lactococcus formosensis subsp. bovis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4980.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactococcus garvieae subsp. bovis Varsha and Nampoothiri 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactococcus formosensis Chen et al. 2014

Assigned by: Zhang HX, Tian WL, Gu CT. Proposal of Lactococcus garvieae subsp. bovis Varsha and Nampoothiri 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Lactococcus formosensis Chen et al. 2014 and Lactococcus formosensis subsp. bovis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4980.

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Record number: 20426