Name: Phycicoccus endophyticus Liu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.cus. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. endophyticus, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation, gender: en-do-P^HY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7300; DSM 100020; IP6SC6

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16S rRNA gene: KT327645 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu SW, Xu M, Tuo L, Li XJ, Hu L, Chen L, Li RF, Sun CH. Phycicoccus endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Bruguiera gymnorhiza. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1105-1111.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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.

Parent taxon: Phycicoccus Lee 2006

Assigned by: Liu SW, Xu M, Tuo L, Li XJ, Hu L, Chen L, Li RF, Sun CH. Phycicoccus endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Bruguiera gymnorhiza. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1105-1111.

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Record number: 793920