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Genus Porticoccus

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

 

Porticoccus Oh et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Porticoccus litoralis Oh et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. n. portus, a harbour, haven, port; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), a coccus; N.L. masc. n. Porticoccus, a coccus isolated from a harbour.
Valid publication: OH (H.M.), KIM (H.), KIM (K.M.), MIN (G.S.) and CHO (J.C.): Porticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Yellow Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 727-732.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Porticoccus litoralis Oh et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC2115 = KCCM 42369 = NBRC 102686.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF468719.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea shore.
Valid publication: OH (H.M.), KIM (H.), KIM (K.M.), MIN (G.S.) and CHO (J.C.): Porticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Yellow Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 727-732.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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