Name: Nibricoccus aquaticus Baek et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic

Gender: masculine

Type strain: HZ-65; KACC 19333; NBRC 112907

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16S rRNA gene: MF944111 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baek K, Song J, Cho JC, Chung EJ, Choi A. Nibricoccus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of the family Opitutaceae isolated from hyporheic freshwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:552-557.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1251-1252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nibricoccus Baek et al. 2019. Publication: Baek K, Song J, Cho JC, Chung EJ, Choi A. Nibricoccus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of the family Opitutaceae isolated from hyporheic freshwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:552-557.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Nibricoccus Baek et al. 2019

Assigned by: Baek K, Song J, Cho JC, Chung EJ, Choi A. Nibricoccus aquaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of the family Opitutaceae isolated from hyporheic freshwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:552-557.

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