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Genus Crenalkalicoccus

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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").


Crenalkalicoccus Ming et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Crenalkalicoccus roseus Ming et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. n. krene, a fountain, spring; Ar. n. alqali, potash, used to refer to alkaline compounds; N.L. masc. n. coccus, from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain or berry; N.L. masc. n. Crenalkalicoccus, an ovoid- or coccoid-shaped bacterium isolated from alkaline hot spring.
Valid publication: MING, H., DUAN, Y. Y., YIN, Y. R., MENG, X. L., LI, S., ZHOU, E. M., HUANG, J. R., NIE, G. X. and LI, W. J. 2016. Crenalkalicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from alkaline hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2319-2326.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Crenalkalicoccus roseus Ming et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 78023=JCM 19657=KACC 17825.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ361470.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose coloured, rosy, the colour of colonies grown on ISP 2 medium.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: MING, H., DUAN, Y. Y., YIN, Y. R., MENG, X. L., LI, S., ZHOU, E. M., HUANG, J. R., NIE, G. X. and LI, W. J. 2016. Crenalkalicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from alkaline hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2319-2326.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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