Genus Auricoccus
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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").
Auricoccus Prakash et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Auricoccus indicus Prakash et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. fem. n. auris, ear; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed); N.L. masc. n. Auricoccus, a coccus from the ear.
Valid publication: PRAKASH, O., MUDULI, S., KUMAR, R., KUMARI, C., NIMONKAR, Y., SHOUCHE, Y. S. and SHARMA, R. 2017. Description of Auricoccus indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from skin of human ear. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1212-1218.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Auricoccus indicus Prakash et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S31=CCUG 69858=KCTC 33611=MCC 3027.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU302615.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to India, the geographical location of sample.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: PRAKASH, O., MUDULI, S., KUMAR, R., KUMARI, C., NIMONKAR, Y., SHOUCHE, Y. S. and SHARMA, R. 2017. Description of Auricoccus indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from skin of human ear. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1212-1218.
Original article in IJSEM Online