Genus Mongoliicoccus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Mongoliicoccus Liu et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mongoliicoccus roseus Liu et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. Mongolia, Mongolia; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Mongoliicoccus, a coccus from Mongolia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the Mongolia Plateau.
Valid publication: LIU (Y.P.), WANG (Y.X.), LI (Y.X.), FENG (F.Y.), LIU (H.R.) and WANG (J.): Mongoliicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2206-2212.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Mongoliicoccus alkaliphilus Subhash et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC165=KCTC 32210=LMG 27255.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE996970.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SUBHASH, Y., TUSHAR, L., SASIKALA, CH. and RAMANA CH., V. 2013. Mongoliicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov. and Litoribacter alkaliphilus sp. nov. isolated from salt pans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3457-3462.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MIM28 = ACCC 05511 = KCTC 19808.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ326178.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured.
Valid publication: LIU (Y.P.), WANG (Y.X.), LI (Y.X.), FENG (F.Y.), LIU (H.R.) and WANG (J.): Mongoliicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2206-2212.
Original article in IJSEM Online