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Species Paracoccus spongiarum
Name: Paracoccus spongiarum Kim et al. 2024
Etymology: spon.gi.a’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. spongiarum, of sponges
Type strain: 2205BS29-5; KACC 23240; LMG 33062
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OQ569368
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim SB, Kim KH, Park JS. Paracoccus spongiarum sp. nov., isolated from the marine sponge, Phakellia elegans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6566. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6588.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-11-11.
- 🙆 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:
Kim SB, Kim KH, Park JS. Paracoccus spongiarum sp. nov., isolated from the marine sponge, Phakellia elegans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6566. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 54633
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