Genus Amaricoccus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Amaricoccus Maszenan et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amaricoccus kaplicensis Maszenan et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. n. amara, trench, conduit, channel; here, a sewage duct; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Amaricoccus, spherical cells from sewage ducts.
Valid publication: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), REES (G.N.) and McDOUGALL (B.M.): Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-negative coccus occuring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 727-734.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amaricoccus kaplicensis Maszenan et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ben 101 = ACM 5099.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U88041.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kaplicensis, pertaining to Kaplice, Czech Republic, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), REES (G.N.) and McDOUGALL (B.M.): Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-negative coccus occuring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 727-734.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amaricoccus macauensis Maszenan et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ben 104 = ACM 5096.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U88042.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. macauensis, pertaining to Macau, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), REES (G.N.) and McDOUGALL (B.M.): Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-negative coccus occuring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 727-734.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amaricoccus tamworthensis Maszenan et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ben 103 = ACM 5097.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U88044.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tamworthensis, pertaining to Tamworth, Australia, the source of the type strain
Reference: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), REES (G.N.) and McDOUGALL (B.M.): Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-negative coccus occuring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 727-734.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amaricoccus veronensis Maszenan et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ben 102 = ACM 5098.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U88043.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. veronensis, pertaining to Verona, Italy, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), REES (G.N.) and McDOUGALL (B.M.): Amaricoccus gen. nov., a Gram-negative coccus occuring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass, and descriptions of Amaricoccus veronensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus tamworthensis sp. nov., Amaricoccus macauensis sp. nov., and Amaricoccus kaplicensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 727-734.
Original article in IJSEM Online