Harker M, Hirschberg J, Oren A
Department of Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1998 Apr;48 Pt 2:543-8. doi: 10.1099/00207713-48-2-543.
Phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and 16S rDNA sequence analysis of an orange Gram-negative coccus that appeared as a contaminant on a nutrient agar plate delineated a new species of the genus Paracoccus. Phenotypic features of the strain that differ from all or most of the previously described Paracoccus species include its bright orange colour, caused by the synthesis of large amounts of carotenoids (mainly astaxanthin), and its inability to use nitrate as an electron acceptor in respiration. The name Paracoccus marcusii is proposed for this organism. The type strain is DSM 11574T.
对在营养琼脂平板上作为污染物出现的橙色革兰氏阴性球菌进行表型、化学分类学和16S rDNA序列分析，确定了副球菌属的一个新物种。该菌株的表型特征与所有或大多数先前描述的副球菌物种不同，包括其明亮的橙色，这是由大量类胡萝卜素（主要是虾青素）的合成引起的，以及它在呼吸中不能使用硝酸盐作为电子受体。为此生物提议命名为马库斯副球菌。模式菌株是DSM 11574T。
