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Species Paracoccus zhouxuedongae
Name: Paracoccus zhouxuedongae Xiao et al. 2026
Etymology: zhou.xue.don’gae. N.L. gen. fem. n. zhouxuedongae, in honour of Professor Xuedong Zhou, for her seminal contributions to oral microbiology, particularly the ecological study of dental caries-associated biofilms
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … z͡hou-ksu͡e-DON-ga͡e, masculine
Type strain: GDMCC 1.4972; JCM 37698; p3-h83
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ242629
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Xiao Q, Zheng H, Luo X, Yang H, Liu J, Ma J, Hou Q, Yang J, Zheng J, Kang H, et al. Paracoccus jiaweipingae sp. nov. and Paracoccus zhouxuedongae sp. nov., isolated from blowhole swab samples of Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7023. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-20.
- 🙆 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:
Xiao Q, Zheng H, Luo X, Yang H, Liu J, Ma J, Hou Q, Yang J, Zheng J, Kang H, et al. Paracoccus jiaweipingae sp. nov. and Paracoccus zhouxuedongae sp. nov., isolated from blowhole swab samples of Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7023. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 69827
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