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Species Paracoccus amoyensis

Name: Paracoccus amoyensis Lyu et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.moy.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. amoyensis, pertaining to Amoy, meaning Xiamen in Fujian dialect, PR China where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus a-moy-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 11-3; KCTC 72689; MCCC 1A16380

16S rRNA gene: MT830370 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lyu L, Lai Q, Li J, Yu Z, Shao Z. Paracoccus amoyensis sp. nov., isolated from the surface seawater along the coast of Xiamen Island, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Lyu L, Lai Q, Li J, Yu Z, Shao Z. Paracoccus amoyensis sp. nov., isolated from the surface seawater along the coast of Xiamen Island, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 17767