Name: Craurococcus roseus Saitoh et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.us. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-colored, pink

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 105707; DSM 15488; JCM 9933; NS130

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D85828 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Craurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998. Publication: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Craurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998

Assigned by: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047.

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