Name: Citricoccus zhacaiensis Meng et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zha.ca.i.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. zhacaiensis, pertaining to zhacai, the Chinese name for preserved vegetables [incorrectly formed: not a location]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7064; DSM 23847; FS24; JCM 15136

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU305672 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meng FX, Yang XC, Yu PS, Pan JM, Wang CS, Xu XW, Wu M. Citricoccus zhacaiensis sp. nov., isolated from a bioreactor for saline wastewater treatment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:495-499.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Citricoccus Altenburger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Meng FX, Yang XC, Yu PS, Pan JM, Wang CS, Xu XW, Wu M. Citricoccus zhacaiensis sp. nov., isolated from a bioreactor for saline wastewater treatment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:495-499.

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Record number: 788421