Phycicoccus
| Phycicoccus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Phycicoccus Lee 2006[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phycicoccus jejuensis Lee 2006
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Phycicoccus is a genus of Gram positive, aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacteria. Species in this genus are mesophilic and have cells that are short rods or coccoid.[3]
The genus was first proposed in 2006. The type species P. jejuensis was first isolated from dried seaweed from a beach in South Korea. The genus name is derived from Latin phycos (seaweed) and coccus, referring to the source of the original isolate and the shape of the cells.[1] Other members of this genus have been initially isolated from air, soil, bark, and scoria.[3]
Species from this genus produce yellow, white, or cream-colored colonies on R2A agar. All species are mesophilic; most species cannot grow at temperatures above 35-37 °C. P. jejuensis is the only psychrotrophs.[4]
In 2018, several species were transferred to the genus Pedococcus.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lee, S. D. (1 October 2006). "Phycicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from seaweed". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (10): 2369–2373. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64271-0. PMID 17012564.
- ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Phycicoccus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Liu, Shao-Wei; Xu, Min; Tuo, Li; Li, Xiao-Jun; Hu, Lin; Chen, Li; Li, Rong-Feng; Sun, Cheng-Hang (1 March 2016). "Phycicoccus endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Bruguiera gymnorhiza". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (3): 1105–1111. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000842. PMID 26653143.
- ^ Kang, Jong-Pyo; Kim, Yeon-Ju; Nguyen, Ngoc-Lan; Hoang, Van-An; Farh, Mohamed El-Agamy; Joo, Sung-Chul; Quan, Lin-Hu; Yang, Deok-Chun (1 December 2016). "Phycicoccus ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from cultivated ginseng soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 5320–5327. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001515. PMID 27666743.
- ^ Nouioui I, Carro L, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk H-P, Goodfellow M, Göker M. (2018). "Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria". Front. Microbiol. 9: 2007. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.02007. PMC 6113628. PMID 30186281.
