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

Gender: 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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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