Name: Atopococcus tabaci Collins et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.ba’ci. N.L. gen. neut. n. tabaci, of/from tobacco

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 48253; CIP 108502; DSM 17538

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ634917 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Wiernik A, Falsen E, Lawson PA. Atopococcus tabaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from tobacco. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1693-1696.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Atopococcus Collins et al. 2005. Publication: Collins MD, Wiernik A, Falsen E, Lawson PA. Atopococcus tabaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from tobacco. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1693-1696.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Atopococcus Collins et al. 2005

Assigned by: Collins MD, Wiernik A, Falsen E, Lawson PA. Atopococcus tabaci gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from tobacco. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1693-1696.

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