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Species Micrococcus porci
Name: Micrococcus porci Lee et al. 2023
Etymology: por’ci. L. gen. masc. n. porci, of a pig
Type strain: BCRC 81318; KD337-16; NBRC 115578
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MZ519704
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lee AY, Chen CH, Liou JS, Lin YC, Hamada M, Wang YT, Peng LL, Chang SC, Chen CC, Lin CF, et al. Micrococcus porci sp. nov., Isolated from Feces of Black Pig (Sus scrofa). Life (Basel) 2022; 12:0. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee AY, Chen CH, Liou JS, Lin YC, Hamada M, Wang YT, Peng LL, Chang SC, Chen CC, Lin CF, et al. Micrococcus porci sp. nov., Isolated from Feces of Black Pig (Sus scrofa). Life (Basel) 2022; 12:0.
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Record number: 38830
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