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Species "Micrococcus phosphoreus"
Name: "Micrococcus phosphoreus" Cohn 1878
Pronunciation, gender: … phos-PHO-re-us, masculine
Nomenclatural type: ATCC 11040; CAIM 328; CIP 102511; DSM 15556; HAMBI 1726; JCM 21184; LMG 4233; NBRC 103031
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681911
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FASTA
Original publication: Cohn F. Letter to J. Penn which describes Micrococcus phosphoreum. Versameling van stucken betreffende het geneeskundig staats toerzich 1878; 1878:126-130.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Photobacterium phosphoreum (Cohn 1878) Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Photobacterium phosphoreum (Cohn 1878) Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Cohn F. Letter to J. Penn which describes Micrococcus phosphoreum. Versameling van stucken betreffende het geneeskundig staats toerzich 1878; 1878:126-130.
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Record number: 4442
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