Genus Lapillicoccus
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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).
Lapillicoccus Lee and Lee 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lapillicoccus jejuensis Lee and Lee 2007.
Etymology: L. masc. n. lapillus, a little stone; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Lapillicoccus, a coccus attached to a little stone.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.) and LEE (D.W.): Lapillicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium of the family Intrasporangiaceae, isolated from stone. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2794-2798.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lapillicoccus jejuensis Lee and Lee 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R-Ac013 = DSM 18607 = JCM 15623 = KCTC 19200.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM398397.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju, Republic of Korea, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.) and LEE (D.W.): Lapillicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium of the family Intrasporangiaceae, isolated from stone. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2794-2798.
Original article in IJSEM Online