Terracoccus

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

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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").

Terracoccus Prauser et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Terracoccus luteus Prauser et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. fem. n. terra, soil; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos), a grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Terracoccus, coccus isolated from soil.
Reference: PRAUSER (H.), SCHUMANN (P.), RAINEY (F.A.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Terracoccus luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coccoid actinomycete from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1218-1224.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Terracoccus luteus Prauser et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700812 = CCUG 39186 = CIP 105511 = DSM 44267 = IFO (now NBRC) 16165 = IMET 7848 = JCM 10981.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11928.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, yellow.
Reference: PRAUSER (H.), SCHUMANN (P.), RAINEY (F.A.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Terracoccus luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coccoid actinomycete from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1218-1224.
Original article in IJSEM Online