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Subspecies Kocuria rosea subsp. rosea
Name: Kocuria rosea subsp. rosea (Flügge 1886) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024
Basonym: Micrococcus roseus Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ro’se.a. L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured, rosy
Pronunciation, gender: … RO-se-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 186; CCM 679; CCUG 4312; CIP 71.15; DSM 20447; IEGM 394; IFO 3768; JCM 11614; LMG 14224; NBRC 3768; NCTC 7523; NRRL B-2977; VKM B-1823
Valid publication:
Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6619.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Kocuria rosea subsp. polaris (Reddy et al. 2003) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586. 🇹🇳
- 🙆 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.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Kocuria rosea subsp. polaris (Reddy et al. 2003) Ghodhbane-Gtari et al. 2024 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586.
Parent taxon: Kocuria rosea (Flügge 1886) Stackebrandt et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Haj Nasr MA, Gatri R, Gtari M. Taxonomic note on Kocuria and Rothia: taxogenomic insights for addressing misidentifications and proposing new combinations and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6586. 🇹🇳
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Record number: 55532
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