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. — 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.
  • 🧍 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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