Geminicoccus

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

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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").

Geminicoccus Foesel et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geminicoccus roseus Foesel et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. geminus, twin, double; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Geminicoccus, two coccoid cells.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994. [FOESEL (B.U.), GÖßNER (A.S.), DRAKE (H.L.) and SCHRAMM (A.): Geminicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic phototrophic Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine aquaculture biofilter. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2007, 30, 581-586.]
Validation List N° 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Geminicoccus roseus Foesel et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain D2-3 = ATCC BAA-1445 = DSM 18922.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM403172.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose colored, pink.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 123. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1993-1994. [FOESEL (B.U.), GÖßNER (A.S.), DRAKE (H.L.) and SCHRAMM (A.): Geminicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic phototrophic Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine aquaculture biofilter. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2007, 30, 581-586.]
Validation List N° 123 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online