Species ***Paracoccus* *haeundaensis***

Name: Paracoccus haeundaensis Lee et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hae.un.da.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. haeundaensis, referring to Haeundae beach in Busan, Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus ha͡e-un-da-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BC 74171; KCCM 10460; LMG P-21903

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY189743 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JH, Kim YS, Choi TJ, Lee WJ, Kim YT. Paracoccus haeundaensis sp. nov., a Gram-negative, halophilic, astaxanthin-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1699-1702. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

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 10 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.
- 🧍 The strain LMG P-21903 has been deposited at BCCM/LMG under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty for patent purposes. However, the BCCM/LMG has a formal statement from the depositor that cultures from this strain are a priori available to any bona fide individual, but for fundamental research only (and not for commercial purposes). The applicant has to sign in advance a corresponding declaration. — Janssens D. Personal communication, 2004-09-22.

Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lee JH, Kim YS, Choi TJ, Lee WJ, Kim YT. Paracoccus haeundaensis sp. nov., a Gram-negative, halophilic, astaxanthin-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1699-1702. 🇰🇷

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Species Paracoccus haeundaensis

Species ***Paracoccus* *haeundaensis***