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Species Paracoccus isoporae
Name: Paracoccus isoporae Chen et al. 2011
Etymology: i.so.por’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. isoporae, of Isopora, a genus of coral, from which the strain was isolated
Type strain: BCRC 17967; DSM 22220; LMG 25205; SW-3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ593906
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen MH, Sheu SY, Chen CA, Wang JT, Chen WM. Paracoccus isoporae sp. nov., isolated from the reef-building coral Isopora palifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1138-1143. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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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 2 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:
Chen MH, Sheu SY, Chen CA, Wang JT, Chen WM. Paracoccus isoporae sp. nov., isolated from the reef-building coral Isopora palifera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1138-1143.
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Record number: 789211
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