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Species Ponticoccus litoralis
Name: Ponticoccus litoralis Hwang and Cho 2008
Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of the shore
Pronunciation, gender: li-to-RA-lis, masculine
Type strain: CL-GR66; DSM 18986; KCCM 90028
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF211829
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Ponticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1332-1338. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008.
Publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Ponticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1332-1338.
- 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008.
Publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Ponticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1332-1338.
Parent taxon: Ponticoccus Hwang and Cho 2008
Assigned by:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Ponticoccus litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1332-1338.
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Record number: 787389
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