Genus Craurococcus
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Craurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Craurococcus roseus Saitoh et al. 1998.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Crc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. adj. krauros, dry, fragile; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Craurococcus, fragile coccus.
Valid publication: SAITOH (S.), SUZUKI (T.) and NISHIMURA (Y.): Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1043-1047.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Craurococcus roseus Saitoh et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NS130 = CIP 105707 = JCM 9933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85828.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-colored, pink.
Valid publication: SAITOH (S.), SUZUKI (T.) and NISHIMURA (Y.): Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1043-1047.
Original article in IJSEM Online