Name: Granulosicoccus coccoides Kurilenko et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: coc.co.i’des. N.L. masc. n. coccus, grain, seed; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. masc. adj. coccoides, similar to a round, ball-shaped cell morphology

Pronunciation, gender: kok-ko-I-des, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109923; DSM 25245; KMM 6014; Z 271

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16S rRNA gene: FJ535355 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kurilenko VV, Christen R, Zhukova NV, Kalinovskaya NI, Mikhailov VV, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Granulosicoccus coccoides sp. nov., isolated from leaves of seagrass (Zostera marina). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:972-976.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

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. — 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.

Parent taxon: Granulosicoccus Lee et al. 2008

Assigned by: Kurilenko VV, Christen R, Zhukova NV, Kalinovskaya NI, Mikhailov VV, Crawford RJ, Ivanova EP. Granulosicoccus coccoides sp. nov., isolated from leaves of seagrass (Zostera marina). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:972-976.

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Record number: 788480