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Species Paracoccus aminovorans
Name: Paracoccus aminovorans Urakami et al. 1990
Etymology: a.mi.no.vo’rans. N.L. fem. n. amina, amine; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. aminovorans, amine eating
Type strain: ATCC 49632; CIP 106076; DM-82; DSM 8537; IFO 16711; JCM 7685; NBRC 16711; VKM B-2140
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681112
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Urakami T, Araki H, Oyanagi H, Suzuki K, Komagata K. Paracoccus aminophilus sp. nov. and Paracoccus aminovorans sp. nov., which utilize N,N-dimethylformamide. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:287-291. 
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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 14 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Urakami T, Araki H, Oyanagi H, Suzuki K, Komagata K. Paracoccus aminophilus sp. nov. and Paracoccus aminovorans sp. nov., which utilize N,N-dimethylformamide. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:287-291.
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Record number: 779153
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