Genus Kineococcus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 12
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).
Kineococcus Yokota et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kineococcus aurantiacus Yokota et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. n. kinesis, motion; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Kineococcus, a motile coccus.
Valid publication: YOKOTA (A.), TAMURA (T.), NISHII (T.) and HASEGAWA (T.): Kineococcus aurantiacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new aerobic, gram-positive, motile coccus with meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinogalactan in the cell wall. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 52-57.
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Kineococcus aurantiacus Yokota et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RA 333 = ATCC 51238= CIP 105426 = DSM 7487 = IFO (now NBRC) 15268 = JCM 10180 = VKM Ac-1947.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X77958.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, orange-colored.
Valid publication: YOKOTA (A.), TAMURA (T.), NISHII (T.) and HASEGAWA (T.): Kineococcus aurantiacus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new aerobic, gram-positive, motile coccus with meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinogalactan in the cell wall. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 52-57.
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Kineococcus aureolus Xu et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 121940=KCTC 39739=DSM 102158.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX943589.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aureolus, of golden colour.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: XU, F. J., LI, Q. Y., LI, G. D., CHEN, X., JIANG, Y. and JIANG, C. L. 2017. Kineococcus terrestris sp. nov. and Kineococcus aureolus sp. nov., isolated from saline sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4801-4807.
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Kineococcus endophytica Bian et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KLBMP 1274=KCTC 19886=NBRC 108674.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ819257.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1-5.
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Effective publication: BIAN, G.-K., FENG, Z.-Z., QIN, S., XING, K., WANG, Z., CAO, C.-L., LIU, C.-H., DAI, C.-C. and JIANG, J.-H. 2012. Kineococcus endophytica sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinomycete isolated from a coastal halophyte in Jiangsu, China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 102, 621-628.
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Kineococcus glutinatus corrig. Nie et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 75677 = CCTCC AA 209075 = JCM 18126.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ314347.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. glutinatus, glued together, agglutinated (i.e. cells occur in clusters and agglutinate strongly together).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: NIE (G.X.), MING (H.), ZHANG (J.), FENG (H.G.), LI (S.), YU (T.T.), ZHOU (E.M.), TANG (S.K.) and LI (W.J.): Kineococcus glutineturens sp. nov., isolated from soil in Yunnan, south-west China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012, 102, 239-246.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, glutineturens (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 148 (footnote ††). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online
Kineococcus gynurae Duangmal et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KKD096 = BCC 26245 = JCM 15972 = NBRC 103943 = NRRL B-24568 = TISTR 1856.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF667339.
Etymology: N.L. n. Gynura, scientific genus name of a plant; N.L. gen. n. gynurae, of Gynura, isolated from Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. var. hispida Thwaites, a Thai medicinal plant.
Valid publication: DUANGMAL (K.), THAMCHAIPENET (A.), ARA (I.), MATSUMOTO (A.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Kineococcus gynurae sp. nov., isolated from a Thai medicinal plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2439-2442.
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Kineococcus gypseus Li et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 121300=CCTCC AA 2013232=DSM 27627.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP205400.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. gypseus, white with gypsum, covered by gypsum.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: LI, Q., LI, G., CHEN, X., XU, F., LI, Y., XU, L., JIANG, Y. and JIANG, C. 2015. Kineococcus gypseus sp. nov., isolated from saline sediment Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3703-3708.
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Kineococcus mangrovi Duangmal et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) L2-1-L1=BCC 75409=NBRC 110933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC056925.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. mangrovi, of a mangrove, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a mangrove forest.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DUANGMAL, K., MUANGHAM, S., MINGMA, R., YIMYAI, T., SRISUK, N., KITPREECHAVANICH, V., MATSUMOTO, A. and TAKAHASHI, Y. 2016. Kineococcus mangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1230-1235.
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Kineococcus marinus Lee 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KST3-3 = KCCM 42250 = JCM 14547 = NBRC 102111 = NRRL B-24439.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ200982.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, the origin of the sample from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.): Kineococcus marinus sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment of the coast of Jeju, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1279-1283.
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→ ¤ Pseudokineococcus marinus (Lee 2006) Jurado et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Kineococcus radiotolerans Phillips et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SRS30216 = ATCC BAA-149 = DSM 14245 = JCM 12686 = NBRC 101839.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000750 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. radiatio, radiation; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. radiotolerans, radiation-tolerating.
Valid publication: PHILLIPS (R.W.), WIEGEL (J.), BERRY (C.J.), FLIERMANS (C.), PEACOCK (A.D.), WHITE (D.C.) and SHIMKETS (L.J.): Kineococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., a radiation-resistant, Gram-positive bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 933-938.
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Kineococcus rhizosphaerae Lee 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RP-B16 = DSM 19711 = JCM 16541 = KCTC 19366.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM210338.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, a root; L. n. sphaera, ball, sphere; N.L. n. rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.): Kineococcus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2204-2207.
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Kineococcus terrestris Xu et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Kineococcus xinjiangensis Liu et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S2-20 = CCTCC AB 207179 = JCM 16219 = KCTC 19474.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU543662.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang, a province in north-west China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LIU (M.), PENG (F.), WANG (Y.), ZHANG (K.), CHEN (G.) and FANG (C.): Kineococcus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1090-1093.
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