Name: Kineococcus gypseus Li et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gyp’se.us. L. masc. adj. gypseus, white with gypsum, covered by gypsum

Pronunciation, gender: GYP-se-us, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 2013232; DSM 27627; JCM 31746; YIM 121300

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16S rRNA gene: KP205400 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Q, Li G, Chen X, Xu F, Li Y, Xu L, Jiang Y, Jiang C. Kineococcus gypseus sp. nov., isolated from saline sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3703-3708.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12893 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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: Kineococcus Yokota et al. 1993

Assigned by: Li Q, Li G, Chen X, Xu F, Li Y, Xu L, Jiang Y, Jiang C. Kineococcus gypseus sp. nov., isolated from saline sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3703-3708.

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Record number: 793339