Genus Rubricoccus
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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").
Rubricoccus Park et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rubricoccus marinus Park et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. adj. ruber, reddish; N.L. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos) a berry; N.L. masc. n. Rubricoccus, reddish coccus.
Valid publication: PARK (S.), YOSHIZAWA (S.), KOGURE (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Rubricoccus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family 'Rhodothermaceae', isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2069-2072.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rubricoccus marinus Park et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SG-29 = NBRC 107124 = KCTC 23197.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB545808.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: PARK (S.), YOSHIZAWA (S.), KOGURE (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Rubricoccus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family 'Rhodothermaceae', isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2069-2072.
Original article in IJSEM Online