Species Pelagicoccus albus

Name: Pelagicoccus albus Yoon et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bus. L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the dull-white colour of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-la-gi-KOK-kus AL-bus, masculine

Type strain: IAM 15421; JCM 23202; KCTC 13124; MBIC 8272; YM 14-201

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB286016 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Matsuo Y, Nozawa M, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Pelagicoccus mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., Pelagicoccus albus sp. nov. and Pelagicoccus litoralis sp. nov., three novel members of subdivision 4 within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from seawater by in situ cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1377-1385. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pelagicoccus Yoon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Yoon J, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Matsuo Y, Nozawa M, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Pelagicoccus mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., Pelagicoccus albus sp. nov. and Pelagicoccus litoralis sp. nov., three novel members of subdivision 4 within the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', isolated from seawater by in situ cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1377-1385. 🇯🇵

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