Morococcus
Genus of bacteria
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Morococcus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[2]
| Morococcus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Neisseriales |
| Family: | Neisseriaceae |
| Genus: | Morococcus Long et al. 1981[1] |
| Species: | M. cerebrosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Morococcus cerebrosus Long et al. 1981 | |
Etymology
The name Morococcus derives from: Latin noun morum, mulberry; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Morococcus, the mulberry coccus.[3]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[3] Morococcus cerebrosus (Long et al. 1981, (type species of the genus)).[4] ; Latin masculine gender adjective cerebrosus, having a madness of the brain, hare-brained, hotbrained, passionate; intended to mean pertaining to the brain, the original source of isolation of this organism.[5]
