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Species Paracoccus limosus
Name: Paracoccus limosus Lee and Lee 2013
Etymology: li.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. limosus, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the isolation source of the first strains
Pronunciation, gender: … li-MO-sus, masculine
Type strain: JCM 17370; KEMC 5401-184; NB88
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ336256
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee MJ, Lee SS. Paracoccus limosus sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge in a sewage treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1311-1316. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.
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.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee MJ, Lee SS. Paracoccus limosus sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge in a sewage treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1311-1316. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 790640
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