Metaplanococcus

rdf:langString Metaplanococcus

rdf:langString Metaplanococcus (Gupta and Patel 2020)

rdf:langString *M. flavidus (based on LPSN 2021)

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rdf:langString Metaplanococcus is a genus of Gram-Positive or Gram-variable, cocci or short rod-shaped bacteria in the family Caryophanaceae from the order Caryophanales. The type species of this genus is Metaplanococcus flavidus. Members of Metaplanococcus are previously species belonging to Planococcus. Instead of branching with species from Planococcus, this species and an unnamed Planomicrobium species formed a monophyletic branch in various phylogenetic trees constructed based on conserved genome sequences, indicating their phylogenetic relatedness. The family Caryophanaceae encompassed many branching anomalies such as this one, partially due to the reliance on 16S rRNA sequences as a method for classification, which is known to have low resolution power and give differing results depending on the algorithm used. In 2020, a comparative genomic study emended the family, resulting in the establishment of three new genera, including Metaplanococcus. The name Metaplanococcus is derived from the Greek adjective meta, translating into "besides" and the Latin term Planococcus, referring the genus name. Together, Metaplanococcus can be translated as a genus besides Planococcus.