Alloiococcus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Alloiococcus Aguirre and Collins 1992, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alloiococcus otitis Aguirre and Collins 1992.
Etymology: Gr. adj. alloios, different; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Alloiococcus, different coccus, referring to the phylogenetic distinctiveness of the organism.
Reference: AGUIRRE (M.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Phylogenetic analysis of Alloiococcus otitis gen. nov., sp. nov., an organism from human middle ear fluid. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 79-83.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Alloiococcus otitis Aguirre and Collins 1992, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 7760 = ATCC 51267 = CCUG 32997 = CIP 103508 = IFO (now NBRC) 15545 = NCIMB 702890 (formerly NCFB 2890).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X59765.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. otitis (sic), of ear inflammation.
Reference: AGUIRRE (M.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Phylogenetic analysis of Alloiococcus otitis gen. nov., sp. nov., an organism from human middle ear fluid. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 79-83.
Original article in IJSEM Online