Name: Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus Yoon et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psy.chro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophilus, cold-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … psy-K^HRO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19085; JCM 11199; KCCM 41449; YKJ-115

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY028926 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Lee KC, Weiss N, Kang KH, Park YH. Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the traditional Korean fermented seafood jeotgal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:595-602. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18753 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 11 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: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Jeotgalicoccus Yoon et al. 2003

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Lee KC, Weiss N, Kang KH, Park YH. Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the traditional Korean fermented seafood jeotgal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:595-602. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 784040