Name: Citricoccus parietis Schäfer et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ri.et’is. L. gen. masc. n. parietis, of the wall of a house

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 02-Je-010; CCM 7609; CCUG 57388; DSM 22055; JCM 18704

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760156 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schafer J, Martin K, Kampfer P. Citricoccus parietis sp. nov., isolated from a mould-colonized wall and emended description of Citricoccus alkalitolerans Li et al. 2005. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:271-274.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25757 (N = 21).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Citricoccus Altenburger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Schafer J, Martin K, Kampfer P. Citricoccus parietis sp. nov., isolated from a mould-colonized wall and emended description of Citricoccus alkalitolerans Li et al. 2005. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:271-274.

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Record number: 788355