Tessaracoccus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tessaracoccus bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. adj. num. tessares, four; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Tessaracoccus, four round cells.
Reference: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), SCHUMANN (P.) and REES (G.N.): Tessaracoccus bendigoensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive coccus occurring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 459-468.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tessaracoccus bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ben 106 = ACM 5119 = DSM 12906 = JCM 13525.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF038504.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bendigoensis, of or belonging to Bendigo, Australia, the place of origin of the isolate.
Reference: MASZENAN (A.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.), PATEL (B.K.C.), SCHUMANN (P.) and REES (G.N.): Tessaracoccus bendigoensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive coccus occurring in regular packages or tetrads, isolated from activated sludge biomass. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 459-468.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tessaracoccus flavescens Lee and Lee 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SST-39 = DSM 18582 = JCM 16025 = KCTC 19196.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM393882.
Etymology: L. v. flavesco, to become yellow; L. part. adj. flavescens, becoming yellow.
Reference: LEE (D.W.) and LEE (S.D.): Tessaracoccus flavescens sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 785-789.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tessaracoccus lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KSS-17Se = CCUG 55516 = DSM 19926.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FM178840.
Etymology: L. v. lubricare, to lubricate; N.L. n lubricans -antis (from L. part. adj. lubricans) a lubricant; N.L. gen. n. lubricantis, of/from a (coolant) lubricant.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), WARFOLOMEOW (I.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Tessaracoccus lubricantis sp. nov., isolated from a metalworking fluid. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1545-1549.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Tessaracoccus oleiagri Cai et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SL014B-20A1 = CGMCC 1.9159 = DSM 22955.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU111566.
Etymology: L. n. oleum -i, oil; L. n. ager -gri, productive land, a field; N.L. gen. n. oleiagri, of an oilfield, the place where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: CAI (M.), WANG (L.), CAI (H.), LI (Y.), WANG (Y.N.), TANG (Y.Q.) and WU (X.L.): Salinarimonas ramus sp. nov. and Tessaracoccus oleiagri sp. nov., isolated from a crude oil-contaminated saline soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1767-1775.
Original article in IJSEM Online