Name: Granulicoccus phenolivorans Maszenan et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phe.no.li’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. phenol, phenol; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, consuming; N.L. masc. part. adj. phenolivorans, consuming phenol

Pronunciation, gender: p^he-no-LI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1292; DSM 17626; JCM 15570; PG-02

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16S rRNA gene: AY566575 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Maszenan AM, Jiang HL, Tay JH, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Tay ST. Granulicoccus phenolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, phenol-degrading coccus isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:730-737.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007. Publication: Maszenan AM, Jiang HL, Tay JH, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Tay ST. Granulicoccus phenolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, phenol-degrading coccus isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:730-737.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007

Assigned by: Maszenan AM, Jiang HL, Tay JH, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Tay ST. Granulicoccus phenolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, phenol-degrading coccus isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:730-737.

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