Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser (Kocuria rosea)

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Kocuria rosea

Taxonomy ID: 1275 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:1275)

current name

Kocuria rosea (Flügge 1886) Stackebrandt et al. 1995 in [Stackebrandt E et al. (1995)]

basionym:

Micrococcus roseus Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980) in in [Skerman VBD et al. (1980)] , [Flügge C (1886)]

type strain of Kocuria rosea: ATCC : 186 , CCM : 679 , CCUG : 4312 , CIP : 71.15 , DSM : 20447 , IEGM : 394 , IFO : 3768 , NBRC : 3768 , JCM : 11614 , BCCM/LMG : 14224 , NCTC : 7523 , NRRL : B-2977 , VKM : B-1823

equivalent:

Kocuria roseus , orth. var.³⁾

includes:

Kocuria rosea CT22

NCBI BLAST name: high G+C Gram-positive bacteria
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:

heterotypic synonym Pelczaria aurantia Poston 1994 in [Validation List No. 48 (1994)]

type strain of Pelczaria aurantia: ATCC : 49321 , DSM : 12801 , CIP : 106741

heterotypic synonym "Micrococcus rubens" Migula , effective name⁵⁾

heterotypic synonym Kocuria erythromyxa (Brooks and Murray 1981) Rainey et al. 1997 in [Rainey FA et al. (1997)]

Lineage(full): cellular organisms; Bacteria; Bacillati; Actinomycetota; Actinomycetes; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Kocuria

Notes:

1) emend. (emendavit): Used when the alteration of the diagnostic characters or of the circumscription of a taxon modifies the nature of the taxon.
2) emend. (emendavit): Used when the alteration of the diagnostic characters or of the circumscription of a taxon modifies the nature of the taxon.
3) 'Orth. var.' (= orthographic variant) refers to a name not following standard rules of orthography, such as gender disagreement between genus and species, either when originally published or mistakenly corrected in later publications; includes names which are "incorrect original spellings" and "incorrect subsequent spellings" in zoological parlance.
4) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
5) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
6) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Stackebrandt E et al. (1995) , Pubmed: abstract

Stackebrandt, E., Koch, C., Gvozdiak, O., and Schumann, P. "Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1995) 45(4):682-692.

Ghodhbane-Gtari F et al. (2024) , Pubmed: abstract

Ghodhbane-Gtari, F., Haj Nasr, M.A., Gatri, R., and 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(11):006586.

Li CJ et al. (2025)

Li, C.-J., Jiang, Z.-M., Zhi, X.-Y., Chen, H.-H., Yu, L.-Y., Li, G.-L., and Zhang, Y-Z. "Genomic insights into Kocuria: taxonomic revision and identification of five IAA-producing extremophiles." Front. Microbiol. (2025) 16:1547983.

Skerman VBD et al. (1980)

Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.

Flügge C (1886)

Validation List No. 48 (1994)

VALIDATION LIST No. 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1994) 44(1):182-183.

Poston JM (1993) , Pubmed: abstract

Poston, J.M. "Pelczaria aurantia gen. nov., sp. nov., a newly described orange-colored bacterium." Arch. Microbiol. (1993) 160(2):114-120.

Rainey FA et al. (1997) , Pubmed: abstract

Rainey, F.A., Nobre, M.F., Schumann, P., Stackebrandt, E., and da Costa, M.S. "Phylogenetic diversity of the deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47(2):510-514.

Brooks BW & Murray RGE (1981)

Brooks, B.W., and Murray, R.G.E. "Nomenclature for 'Micrococcus radiodurans' and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1981) 31(3):353-360. [No PubMed record available.]

Chester FD (1901)

JUDICIAL OPINION 78 (2005)

Judicial Commision of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: "Rejection of the genus name Pelczaria with the species Pelczaria aurantia Poston 1994. Opinion 78." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2005) 55(1):515.

Kovacs G et al. (1999) (reference with type strain information)

Kovacs, G., Burghardt, J., Pradella, S., Schumann, P., Stackebrandt, E., and Marialigeti, K. "Kocuria palustris sp. nov. and Kocuria rhizophila sp. nov., isolated from the rhizoplane of the narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1999) 49:167-173.

Schumann P et al. (1999b)

Schumann, P., Spröer, C., Burghardt, J., Kovacs, G., and Stackebrandt, E. "Reclassification of the species Kocuria erythromyxa (Brooks and Murray 1981) as Kocuria rosea (Flügge 1886)." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1999) 49(2):393-396. [No PubMed record available.]

Schumann P et al. (2000)

Schumann, P., Tindall, B.J., Mendrock, U., Kramer, I., and Stackebrandt, E. "Pelczaria aurantia ATCC 49321T (=DSM 12801T) is a strain of Kocuria rosea (Flugge 1886) Stackebrandt et al. 1995." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2000) 50(4):1421-1424.

Tindall BJ et al. (2000)

Tindall, B.J., Schumann, P., and Stackebrandt, E. "The status of the genus Pelczaria (Poston 1994) and the species Pelczaria aurantia (Poston 1994). Request for an Opinion." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2000) 50:1695-1696.

Trachtenberg AM et al. (2018)

Trachtenberg, A.M., Goen, A.E., and MacLea, K.S. "Genome sequences for three strains of Kocuria rosea, including the type strain." Genome Announc. (2018) 6(25):e00594-18.

Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.

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