Name: Phycicoccus aerophilus Weon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.e.ro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. aerophilus, air-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-e-RO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 5516T-20; DSM 18548; JCM 16378; KACC 20658; NBRC 106307

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF493847 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim BY, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Hong SK, Kwon SW. Phycicoccus aerophilus sp. nov., isolated from air. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2389-2392. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pedococcus aerophilus (Weon et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pedococcus aerophilus (Weon et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Phycicoccus aerophilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Phycicoccus.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phycicoccus Lee 2006

Assigned by: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim BY, Schumann P, Kroppenstedt RM, Hong SK, Kwon SW. Phycicoccus aerophilus sp. nov., isolated from air. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2389-2392. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 785352