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Species Catellicoccus marimammalium
Name: Catellicoccus marimammalium Lawson et al. 2006
Etymology: ma.ri.mam.ma’li.um. L. neut. n. mare, the sea; N.L. neut. n. mammalium, of mammals (also as genitive plural of mammalis); N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. marimammalium, of marine mammals [probably better: marimammaliorum]
Type strain: CCUG 49459; CIP 108575; DSM 18331; M35/04/3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ854484
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lawson PA, Collins MD, Falsen E, Foster G. Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:429-432. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Catellicoccus Lawson et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lawson PA, Collins MD, Falsen E, Foster G. Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:429-432. 🇺🇸
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 22 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Catellicoccus Lawson et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lawson PA, Collins MD, Falsen E, Foster G. Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:429-432.
Parent taxon: Catellicoccus Lawson et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Lawson PA, Collins MD, Falsen E, Foster G. Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:429-432. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 774508
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