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Species Paracoccus zhejiangensis

Name: Paracoccus zhejiangensis Wu et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: zhe.jiang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. zhejiangensis, pertaining to Zhejiang, the province where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-KOK-kus z͡he-jian͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012031; J6; KACC 16703

16S rRNA gene: JN561152 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Wu ZG, Zhang DF, Liu YL, Wang F, Jiang X, Li C, Li SP, Hong Q, Li WJ. Paracoccus zhejiangensis sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge in wastewater-treatment system. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:123-128. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

  • Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 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: Wu ZG, Zhang DF, Liu YL, Wang F, Jiang X, Li C, Li SP, Hong Q, Li WJ. Paracoccus zhejiangensis sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge in wastewater-treatment system. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:123-128. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 801088

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