Name: Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of sand

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-RE-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: CAU 1319; KCTC 39760; NBRC 111973

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KU671050 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thongphrom C, Kim JH, Bora N, Kim W. Tessaracoccus arenae sp. nov., isolated from sea sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2008-2013. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999

Assigned by: Thongphrom C, Kim JH, Bora N, Kim W. Tessaracoccus arenae sp. nov., isolated from sea sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2008-2013. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 795384