Name: Dermacoccus profundi Pathom-aree et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.fun’di. L. neut. adj. profundum, depth, abyss; L. gen. neut. n. profundi, of an abyss

Pronunciation, gender: pro-FUN-di, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17575; JCM 14589; MT2.2; NCIMB 14126

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY894329 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pathom-Aree W, Nogi Y, Ward AC, Horikoshi K, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Dermacoccus barathri sp. nov. and Dermacoccus profundi sp. nov., novel actinomycetes isolated from deep-sea mud of the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2303-2307.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NCIMB 14084.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Pathom-aree et al. 2006, the type strain NCIMB 14126 is erroneously cited as NCIMB 14084. Publication: . Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2007; 57:197.

Parent taxon: Dermacoccus Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Pathom-Aree W, Nogi Y, Ward AC, Horikoshi K, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Dermacoccus barathri sp. nov. and Dermacoccus profundi sp. nov., novel actinomycetes isolated from deep-sea mud of the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2303-2307.

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