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Species Paracoccus fontiphilus
Name: Paracoccus fontiphilus Sheu et al. 2018
Etymology: fon.ti’phi.lus. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. fontiphilus, loving spring-water environment
Type strain: BCRC 80974; KCTC 52239; LMG 29554; MVW-1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT223122
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sheu SY, Hsieh TY, Young CC, Chen WM. Paracoccus fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2054-2060. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2710-2711.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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:
Sheu SY, Hsieh TY, Young CC, Chen WM. Paracoccus fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2054-2060.
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Record number: 797779
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