Genus Granulosicoccus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Granulosicoccus Lee et al. 2008, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Granulosicoccaceae Lee et al. 2008).
Type species: ¤ Granulosicoccus antarcticus Lee et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. adj. granulosus, granular; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Granulosicoccus, a granular coccus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 119. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1-2.
Effective publication: LEE (K.), LEE (H.K.), CHOI (T.H.), KIM (K.M.) and CHO (J.C.): Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2007, 17, 1483-1490.
Validation List no. 119 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online (PDF)
→ Granulosicoccus Lee et al. 2008 emend. Baek et al. 2014.
Reference: BAEK, K., CHOI, A., KANG, I., IM, M. and CHO, J.-C. 2014. Granulosicoccus marinus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater, and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4103-4108.
Original article.
→ Granulosicoccus Lee et al. 2008 emend. Baek et al. 2014 emend. Park et al. 2015.
Reference: PARK, S., JUNG, Y.-T., WON, S.-M., PARK, J.-M. and YOON, J.-H. 2014. Granulosicoccus undariae sp. nov., a member of the family Granulosicoccaceae isolated from a brown algae reservoir and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 106, 845-852.
Original article.
Granulosicoccus antarcticus Lee et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: strain IMCC3135 = KCCM 42676 = NBRC 102684.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF495228.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. antarcticus, of the Antarctic environment, where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 119. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1-2.
Effective publication: LEE (K.), LEE (H.K.), CHOI (T.H.), KIM (K.M.) and CHO (J.C.): Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2007, 17, 1483-1490.
Validation List no. 119 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online (PDF)
Granulosicoccus coccoides Kurilenko et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z 271 = CIP 109923 = KMM 6014.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ535355.
Etymology: N.L. n. coccus (from Gr. n. kokkos, grain, seed), a coccus; L. suff. -oides (from Gr. suff. eides, from Gr. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure) resembling, similar; N.L. masc. adj. coccoides, similar to a round, ball-shaped cell morphology.
Valid publication: KURILENKO (V.V.), CHRISTEN (R.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), KALINOVSKAYA (N.I.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), CRAWFORD (R.J.) and IVANOVA (E.P.): Granulosicoccus coccoides sp. nov., isolated from leaves of seagrass (Zostera marina). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 972-976.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Granulosicoccus marinus Baek et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC3490=KACC 17483=NBRC 109704.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF146345.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, referring to the sample from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: BAEK, K., CHOI, A., KANG, I., IM, M. and CHO, J.-C. 2014. Granulosicoccus marinus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater, and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4103-4108.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Granulosicoccus undariae Park et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W-BA3=KCTC 42134=NBRC 110411.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ855315.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: -.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 1105-1111.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y.-T., WON, S.-M., PARK, J.-M. and YOON, J.-H. 2014. Granulosicoccus undariae sp. nov., a member of the family Granulosicoccaceae isolated from a brown algae reservoir and emended description of the genus Granulosicoccus. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 106, 845-852.
Effective publication Online