Name: Mongoliicoccus roseus Liu et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.us. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured

Pronunciation, gender: RO-se-us, masculine

Type strain: ACCC 5511; KCTC 19808; MIM 28

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16S rRNA gene: HQ326178 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu YP, Wang YX, Li YX, Feng FY, Liu HR, Wang J. Mongoliicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2206-2212.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mongoliicoccus Liu et al. 2012. Publication: Liu YP, Wang YX, Li YX, Feng FY, Liu HR, Wang J. Mongoliicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2206-2212.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Mongoliicoccus Liu et al. 2012

Assigned by: Liu YP, Wang YX, Li YX, Feng FY, Liu HR, Wang J. Mongoliicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a haloalkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2206-2212.

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Record number: 790146