Genus Morococcus
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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").
Morococcus Long et al. 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Morococcus cerebrosus Long et al. 1981.
Etymology: L. n. morum, mulberry; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Morococcus, the mulberry coccus.
Valid publication: LONG (P.A.), SLY (L.I.), PHAM (A.V.) and DAVIS (G.H.G.): Characterization of Morococcus cerebrosus gen. nov., sp. nov. and comparison with Neisseria mucosa. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 294-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Morococcus cerebrosus Long et al. 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UQM 858 = ATCC 33486= CIP 81.93 = NCTC 11393.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN175352.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. cerebrosus, having a madness of the brain, hare-brained, hotbrained, passionate; intended to mean pertaining to the brain, the original source of isolation of this organism.
Valid publication: LONG (P.A.), SLY (L.I.), PHAM (A.V.) and DAVIS (G.H.G.): Characterization of Morococcus cerebrosus gen. nov., sp. nov. and comparison with Neisseria mucosa. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 294-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online