Subspecies Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. caseolyticus

Name: Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Mašlaňová et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Basonym: Staphylococcus caseolyticus (ex Evans 1916) Schleifer et al. 1982

Etymology: ca.se.o.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; N.L. masc. adj. caseolyticus, casein-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-kro-KOK-kus ka-se-o-LY-ti-kus ka-se-o-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13548; CCM 3540; CCUG 15606; CIP 100755; DD 4508; DSM 20597; NCTC 14061

Effective publication: Maslanova I, Wertheimer Z, Sedlacek I, Svec P, Indrakova A, Kovarovic V, Schumann P, Sproer C, Kralova S, Sedo O, et al. Description and Comparative Genomics of Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis subsp. nov., Macrococcus goetzii sp. nov., Macrococcus epidermidis sp. nov., and Macrococcus bohemicus sp. nov., Novel Macrococci From Human Clinical Material With Virulence Potential and Suspected Uptake of Foreign DNA by Natural Transformation. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1178. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 183. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2707-2709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Macrococcoides caseolyticus subsp. caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Macrococcoides caseolyticum subsp. caseolyticum corrig. (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis Mašlaňová et al. 2018 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Maslanova I, Wertheimer Z, Sedlacek I, Svec P, Indrakova A, Kovarovic V, Schumann P, Sproer C, Kralova S, Sedo O, et al. Description and Comparative Genomics of Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis subsp. nov., Macrococcus goetzii sp. nov., Macrococcus epidermidis sp. nov., and Macrococcus bohemicus sp. nov., Novel Macrococci From Human Clinical Material With Virulence Potential and Suspected Uptake of Foreign DNA by Natural Transformation. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1178. 🇨🇿
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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.
  • 🙆 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: Macrococcus caseolyticus (Schleifer et al. 1982 ex Evans 1916) Kloos et al. 1998

Assigned by: Maslanova I, Wertheimer Z, Sedlacek I, Svec P, Indrakova A, Kovarovic V, Schumann P, Sproer C, Kralova S, Sedo O, et al. Description and Comparative Genomics of Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis subsp. nov., Macrococcus goetzii sp. nov., Macrococcus epidermidis sp. nov., and Macrococcus bohemicus sp. nov., Novel Macrococci From Human Clinical Material With Virulence Potential and Suspected Uptake of Foreign DNA by Natural Transformation. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1178. 🇨🇿

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