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Species Paracoccus koreensis
Name: Paracoccus koreensis La et al. 2005
Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the location of the granule samples from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: Ch05; DSM 18402; IAM 15216; JCM 21670; KCTC 12238; NBRC 102292
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16S rRNA gene:
AB681748
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FASTA
Valid publication:
La HJ, Im WT, Ten LN, Kang MS, Shin DY, Lee ST. Paracoccus koreensis sp. nov., isolated from anaerobic granules in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1657-1660. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.
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 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 3 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:
La HJ, Im WT, Ten LN, Kang MS, Shin DY, Lee ST. Paracoccus koreensis sp. nov., isolated from anaerobic granules in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1657-1660.
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Record number: 779161
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