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Species Paracoccus sulfuroxidans
Name: Paracoccus sulfuroxidans Liu et al. 2006
Etymology: sul.fur.ox’i.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
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5364; JCM 14013; LW36
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ512861
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FASTA
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)
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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:
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
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