Genus Abyssicoccus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Abyssicoccus Jiang et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Abyssicoccus albus Jiang et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. n. abyssus, depth, deep sea; N.L. masc. n. coccus, from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a berry, coccus; N.L. masc. n. Abyssicoccus, a coccus from the deep sea.
Valid publication: Jiang, Z., Yuan, C.-G., Xiao, M., Tian, X.-P., Khan, I.-U., Kim, C.-J., Zhi, X.-Y. and Li, W.-J. 2016. Abyssicoccus albus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Staphylococcaceae isolated from marine sediment of the indian ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, .
Original article in IJSEM Online
Abyssicoccus albus Jiang et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM M12140=CCTCC AB 2014213=DSM 29158.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT935587.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the colony colour.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Jiang, Z., Yuan, C.-G., Xiao, M., Tian, X.-P., Khan, I.-U., Kim, C.-J., Zhi, X.-Y. and Li, W.-J. 2016. Abyssicoccus albus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Staphylococcaceae isolated from marine sediment of the indian ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, .
Original article in IJSEM Online