Blastococcus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Blastococcus

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970, genus.
Type species: ¤ Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. blastos, bud, shoot; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Blastococcus, budding coccus.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [AHRENS (R.) and MOLL (G.): Ein neues Knospendes Bakterium aus der Ostsee. Archiv für Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 243-265.]

---> Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Urzì et al. 2004.
Type species: ¤ Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. blastos, bud, shoot; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Blastococcus, budding coccus.
Reference: URZÌ (C.), SALAMONE (P.), SCHUMANN (P.), ROHDE (M.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Blastococcus saxobsidens sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 and Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 253-259.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Lee 2006.
Type species: Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. blastos, bud, shoot; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Blastococcus, budding coccus.
Reference: LEE (S.D.): Blastococcus jejuensis sp. nov., an actinomycete from beach sediment, and emended description of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2391-2396.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25902 = DSM 4725 = JCM 12602.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L40614.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. aggregatus, added to, joined together, referring to the tendency to form coccoid aggregates.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [AHRENS (R.) and MOLL (G.): Ein neues Knospendes Bakterium aus der Ostsee. Archiv für Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 243-265.]

---> Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Urzì et al. 2004.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25902 = DSM 4725 = JCM 12602.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L40614.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. aggregatus, added to, joined together, referring to the tendency to form coccoid aggregates.
Reference: URZÌ (C.), SALAMONE (P.), SCHUMANN (P.), ROHDE (M.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Blastococcus saxobsidens sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 and Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 253-259.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Blastococcus jejuensis Lee 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KST3-10 = JCM 15614 = KCCM 42251 = NRRL B-24440.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ200983.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju, Republic of Korea, the site from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: LEE (S.D.): Blastococcus jejuensis sp. nov., an actinomycete from beach sediment, and emended description of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2391-2396.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Blastococcus saxobsidens Urzì et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BC444 = DSM 44509 = JCM 13239 = NRRL B-24246.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN600641.
Etymology: L. neut. n. saxum, rock; L. part. adj. obsidens, staying, remaining, occupying; N.L. masc. part. adj. saxobsidens, rock-occupying.
Reference: URZÌ (C.), SALAMONE (P.), SCHUMANN (P.), ROHDE (M.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Blastococcus saxobsidens sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Blastococcus Ahrens and Moll 1970 and Blastococcus aggregatus Ahrens and Moll 1970. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 253-259.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In the paper by Urzì et al. 2004, the strain NRRL B-24246 is erroneously cited as NRRL 24246.
Reference: Erratum in IJSEM Online.
2 In the paper by Urzì et al. 2004, the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain BC444 is given as AJ316571. According to the "NCBI Entrez Nucleotide", AJ316571 is the sequence of the strain BC448. The correct sequence number of the type strain BC444 should be AJ296061, but it is a short sequence (437 nucleotides).