Name DOI
10.1601/nm.5828
Name
 Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Wieser et al. 2002
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Wieser et al. 2002
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (Schroeter 1872) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Huang et al. 2019
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Wieser et al. 2002
Nomenclatural History
The genus Micrococcus was originally proposed by Cohn 1872. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Baird-Parker published an emended description of this genus in 1974. Subsequent emendations were proposed by Stackebrandt et al. in 1995 and Wieser et al. in 2002.
Citation
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References

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