Name: Corticicoccus populi Li et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po’pu.li. L. gen. fem. n. populi, of the poplar tree

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kor-ti-ki-KOK-kus PO-pu-li, masculine

Type strain: 26D10-3-4; CFCC 12725; KCTC 33575

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT988031 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Wang SK, Xue H, Chang JP, Guo LM, Yang XQ. Corticicoccus populi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Staphylococcaceae, isolated from symptomatic bark of Populus x euramericana canker. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:789-794. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Corticicoccus Li et al. 2017. Publication: Li Y, Wang SK, Xue H, Chang JP, Guo LM, Yang XQ. Corticicoccus populi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Staphylococcaceae, isolated from symptomatic bark of Populus x euramericana canker. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:789-794. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Corticicoccus Li et al. 2017

Assigned by: Li Y, Wang SK, Xue H, Chang JP, Guo LM, Yang XQ. Corticicoccus populi gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Staphylococcaceae, isolated from symptomatic bark of Populus x euramericana canker. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:789-794. 🇨🇳

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