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Species Paracoccus sulfuroxidans

Name: Paracoccus sulfuroxidans Liu et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fur.o’xi.dans. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pres. part. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. masc. part. adj. sulfuroxidans, pertaining to the ability to oxidize sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus sul-fur-O-xi-dans, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5364; JCM 14013; LW36

16S rRNA gene: DQ512861 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Liu XY, Wang BJ, Jiang CY, Liu SJ. Paracoccus sulfuroxidans sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2693-2695. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:199-200.

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: Liu XY, Wang BJ, Jiang CY, Liu SJ. Paracoccus sulfuroxidans sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2693-2695. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 785679