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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Micrococcus porci

Name: Micrococcus porci Lee et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por’ci. L. gen. masc. n. porci, of a pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-KOK-kus POR-ki, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81318; KD337-16; NBRC 115578

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16S rRNA gene: MZ519704 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

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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