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Species Micrococcus terreus
Name: Micrococcus terreus Zhang et al. 2010
Etymology: ter’re.us. L. masc. adj. terreus, of earth
Type strain: CGMCC 1.7054; DSM 28110; NBRC 104258; V3M1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ423763
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang JY, Liu XY, Liu SJ. Agrococcus terreus sp. nov. and Micrococcus terreus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1897-1903. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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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 5 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:
Zhang JY, Liu XY, Liu SJ. Agrococcus terreus sp. nov. and Micrococcus terreus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1897-1903.
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Record number: 788668
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