Species Trichococcus patagoniensis

Name: Trichococcus patagoniensis Pikuta et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ta.go.ni.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. patagoniensis, pertaining to Patagonia, the region of South America where the sample for the type strain was collected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^ho-KOK-kus pa-ta-go-ni-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-756; CIP 108035; DSM 18806; JCM 12176; PmagG1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF394926 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Bej AK, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Krader PE, Tang J. Trichococcus patagoniensis sp. nov., a facultative anaerobe that grows at -5 degrees C, isolated from penguin guano in Chilean Patagonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2055-2062. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984

Assigned by: Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Bej AK, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Krader PE, Tang J. Trichococcus patagoniensis sp. nov., a facultative anaerobe that grows at -5 degrees C, isolated from penguin guano in Chilean Patagonia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2055-2062. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 785400