Species Tessaracoccus antarcticus

Name: Tessaracoccus antarcticus Zhou et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. antarcticus, southern, pertaining to the Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tes-sa-ra-KOK-kus ant-ARK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: JDX10; KCTC 49242; MCCC 1H00351

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16S rRNA gene: MH569458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou LY, Zhang JY, Chen XY, Du ZJ, Mu DS. Tessaracoccus antarcticus sp. nov., a rhodopsin-containing bacterium from an Antarctic environment and emended description of the genus Tessaracoccus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1555-1561. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

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: Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999

Assigned by: Zhou LY, Zhang JY, Chen XY, Du ZJ, Mu DS. Tessaracoccus antarcticus sp. nov., a rhodopsin-containing bacterium from an Antarctic environment and emended description of the genus Tessaracoccus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1555-1561. 🇨🇳

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