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Species Paracoccus acridae
Name: Paracoccus acridae Zhang et al. 2016
Etymology: a’cri.dae. N.L. gen. fem. n. acridae, of Acrida, the insect from which the species was isolated
Type strain: CGMCC 1.15419; KCTC 42932; SCU-M53
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT634253
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang S, Gan L, Qin Q, Long X, Zhang Y, Chu Y, Tian Y. Paracoccusacridae sp. nov., isolated from the insect Acrida cinerea living in deserted cropland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3492-3497. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang S, Gan L, Qin Q, Long X, Zhang Y, Chu Y, Tian Y. Paracoccusacridae sp. nov., isolated from the insect Acrida cinerea living in deserted cropland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3492-3497. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 794592
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