Kocuria varians (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) strain ATCC 15306 = CCM 884 = CCUG 35392 = CIP 81.73 = DSM 20033 = HAMBI 40 = HAMBI 1951 = IEGM 400 = IFO (now NBRC) 15358 = JCM 7238 = LMG 14231 = NCTC 7564 = VKM B-1827.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X87754.
Basonym: ¤ Micrococcus varians Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. part. adj. varians, changing, varying.