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Species Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans
Name: Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans Nakamura 2015
Etymology: lae.vi.glu.co.si’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. laevus, left, on the left side; N.L. neut. n. glucosum, glucose; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. laeviglucosivorans, L-glucose devouring
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … la͡e-wi-glu-ko-SI-wo-rans, masculine
Type strain: 43P; DSM 100094; JCM 30587
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB727354
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Nakamura A. Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans sp. nov., an l-glucose-utilizing bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3878-3884. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.
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 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
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. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nakamura A. Paracoccus laeviglucosivorans sp. nov., an l-glucose-utilizing bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3878-3884. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 793467
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