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Species Micrococcus antarcticus
Name: Micrococcus antarcticus Liu et al. 2000
Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. antarcticus, opposite the North Star, referring to the Antarctic habitat of the bacterium
Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.2372; JCM 11467; T2
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ005932
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Liu H, Xu Y, Ma Y, Zhou P. Characterization of Micrococcus antarcticus sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium from Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:715-719. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 13 times 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: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Liu H, Xu Y, Ma Y, Zhou P. Characterization of Micrococcus antarcticus sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium from Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:715-719. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 778099
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