Name: Luteococcus sediminum Fan et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.num. L. gen. neut. pl. n. sediminum, of sediments, pertaining to source of isolation

Pronunciation, gender: se-DI-mi-num, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27277; JCM 19259; XH208

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16S rRNA gene: KC986353 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fan X, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang XH. Luteococcus sediminum sp. nov., isolated from deep subseafloor sediment of the South Pacific Gyre. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2522-2527.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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 1 time 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994

Assigned by: Fan X, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang XH. Luteococcus sediminum sp. nov., isolated from deep subseafloor sediment of the South Pacific Gyre. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2522-2527.

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Record number: 792006