Species ***Paracoccus* *tibetensis***

Name: Paracoccus tibetensis Zhu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti.be.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tibetensis, of or pertaining to Tibet, isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus ti-be-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.8925; NBRC 105667; Tibet-S9a3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ108402 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhu S, Zhao Q, Zhang G, Jiang Z, Sheng H, Feng H, An L. Paracoccus tibetensis sp. nov., isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1902-1905. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

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 4 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.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhu S, Zhao Q, Zhang G, Jiang Z, Sheng H, Feng H, An L. Paracoccus tibetensis sp. nov., isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1902-1905. 🇨🇳

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Species Paracoccus tibetensis

Species ***Paracoccus* *tibetensis***