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Species Paracoccus tibetensis
Name: Paracoccus tibetensis Zhu et al. 2013
Etymology: ti.be.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tibetensis, of or pertaining to Tibet, isolated from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau permafrost
Pronunciation, gender: … 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. 
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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)
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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 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.
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🧍 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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Record number: 790782
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