Name: Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Garvie and Farrow 1982

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptococcus cremoris Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: cre.mo’ris. L. masc. n. cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; L. gen. masc. n. cremoris, of cream

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19257; CCUG 21953; CIP 102301; DSM 20069; HAMBI 1588; JCM 16167; LMG 6897; NBIMCC 8919; NBRC 100676; NCDO 607; NCFB 607; NCIB 8662; NCIMB 8662

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16S rRNA gene: MK330561 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Garvie EI, Farrow JAE. Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen) comb. nov. and Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (Matuszewski et al.) nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:453-455.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lactococcus cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Li et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactococcus cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Li et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Streptococcus cremoris Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Streptococcus lactis within a separate genus Streptococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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.

Parent taxon: Streptococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Löhnis 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garvie EI, Farrow JAE. Streptococcus lactis subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen) comb. nov. and Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (Matuszewski et al.) nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:453-455.

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Record number: 784985