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Species Paracoccus sphaerophysae
Name: Paracoccus sphaerophysae Deng et al. 2011
Etymology: sphae.ro.phy’sae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sphaerophysae, of Sphaerophysa, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the origin of the type strain
Type strain: ACCC 5413; HAMBI 3106; Zy-3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU129567
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Deng ZS, Zhao LF, Xu L, Kong ZY, Zhao P, Qin W, Chang JL, Wei GH. Paracoccus sphaerophysae sp. nov., a siderophore-producing, endophytic bacterium isolated from root nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:665-669. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1237-1238.
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 e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 4 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:
Deng ZS, Zhao LF, Xu L, Kong ZY, Zhao P, Qin W, Chang JL, Wei GH. Paracoccus sphaerophysae sp. nov., a siderophore-producing, endophytic bacterium isolated from root nodules of Sphaerophysa salsula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:665-669.
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Record number: 789090
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