Genus Nosocomiicoccus
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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").
Nosocomiicoccus Morais et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Morais, Chung and da Costa), gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Nosocomiicoccus ampullae Morais et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Morais, Chung and da Costa).
Etymology: L. n. nosocomium, hospital; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. n. kokkos), a coccus a grain, berry; N.L. masc. n. Nosocomiicoccus, a coccus isolated in a hospital.
Valid publication: ALVES (M.), NOGUEIRA (C.), DE MAGALHÃES-SANT'ANA (A.), CHUNG (A.P.), MORAIS (P.V.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2939-2944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the contents list, the third author's name is erroneously cited as cited as "A. C. de Magalhães-Sant'Ana".
Nosocomiicoccus ampullae Morais et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Morais, Chung and da Costa), sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TRF-1 = CIP 109506 = LMG 24060.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU240886.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ampullae, of a bottle, of a flask, referring to the isolation of the first strains from bottles containing physiological saline.
Valid publication: ALVES (M.), NOGUEIRA (C.), DE MAGALHÃES-SANT'ANA (A.), CHUNG (A.P.), MORAIS (P.V.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2939-2944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the contents list, the third author's name is erroneously cited as cited as "A. C. de Magalhães-Sant'Ana".
Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis Mishra et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NP2=CSUR P246=DSM 26222.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX424771.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: CAVG00000000.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Roman name of Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 1603-1606.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Mishra, A. K., Edouard, S., Dangui, N. P. M., Lagier, J.-C., Caputo, A., Blanc-Tailleur, C., Ravaux, I., Raoult, D. and Fournier, P.-E. 2013. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand. Genomic Sci. 9, 205-219.
Effective publication Online