Based on the chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic data, it is
clear that strains WS4599, WS4601T and WS4602 should
be considered members of the genus Micrococcus. Although
the three novel strains appear indistinguishable in terms of
their phenotypic characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequences, they are not identical since small differences in
their recA gene sequences were found. All three novel strains
can be distinguished from established members of the genus
Micrococcus genetically and on the basis of the phenotypic
traits given in Table 1. Therefore strains WS4599, WS4601T
and WS4602 are considered to represent three strains of a
single novel species in the genus Micrococcus, for which the
name Micrococcus cohnii sp. nov. is proposed.