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Species Arsenicicoccus piscis
Name: Arsenicicoccus piscis Hamada et al. 2010
Etymology: pis’cis. L. gen. masc. n. piscis, of/from a fish, isolated from the intestinal tract of a fish (Sillago japonica)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PIS-kis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 22760; Kis4-19; NBRC 105830
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB521998
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hamada M, Iino T, Iwami T, Tamura T, Harayama S, Suzuki K-i. Arsenicicoccus piscis sp. nov., a mesophilic actinobacterium isolated from the intestinal tract of a fish. Actinomycetologica 2009; 23:40-45. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 132. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:469-472.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Arsenicicoccus Collins et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Hamada M, Iino T, Iwami T, Tamura T, Harayama S, Suzuki K-i. Arsenicicoccus piscis sp. nov., a mesophilic actinobacterium isolated from the intestinal tract of a fish. Actinomycetologica 2009; 23:40-45. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 788387
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