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Subspecies Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis
Name: Macrococcus caseolyticus subsp. hominis Mašlaňová et al. 2018
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of man, indicating that the strains were isolated from humans
Pronunciation, gender: HO-mi-nis, masculine
Type strain: CCM 7927; DSM 103682
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH044686
Analyse
FASTA
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. 
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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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Macrococcoides caseolyticus subsp. hominis (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Macrococcoides caseolyticum subsp. hominis corrig. (Mašlaňová et al. 2018) Bello et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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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Record number: 797866
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