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Species Paracoccus niistensis

Name: Paracoccus niistensis Dastager et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.is.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. niistensis, pertaining to NIIST, the acronym of the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, NIIST, where the taxonomic studies on this novel species were performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus ni-is-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 209055; KCTC 22789; NCIM 5340; NII-0918

16S rRNA gene: FJ842690 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Dastager SG, Deepa CK, Li WJ, Tang SK, Pandey A. Paracoccus niistensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:501-506. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 143. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1-4.

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 5 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.

Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dastager SG, Deepa CK, Li WJ, Tang SK, Pandey A. Paracoccus niistensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:501-506. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 789629