Name: Nosocomiicoccus ampullae Morais et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: am.pul’lae. L. gen. fem. n. ampullae, of a bottle, of a flask, referring to the isolation of the first strains from bottles containing physiological saline

Pronunciation, gender: am-PUL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109506; DSM 19163; LMG 24060; TRF-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU240886 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alves M, Nogueira C, de Magalhaes-Sant'ana A, Chung AP, Morais PV, da Costa MS. Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2939-2944.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nosocomiicoccus Morais et al. 2008. Publication: Alves M, Nogueira C, de Magalhaes-Sant'ana A, Chung AP, Morais PV, da Costa MS. Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2939-2944.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Morais et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Alves et al.).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the contents list, the third author's name is erroneously cited as cited as "A. C. de Magalhães-Sant'Ana". Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Morais, Chung and da Costa.

Parent taxon: Nosocomiicoccus Morais et al. 2008

Assigned by: Alves M, Nogueira C, de Magalhaes-Sant'ana A, Chung AP, Morais PV, da Costa MS. Nosocomiicoccus ampullae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the surface of bottles of saline solution used in wound cleansing. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2939-2944.

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