Tessaracoccus is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic and non-motile bacterial genus from the family Propionibacteriaceae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226
Tessaracoccus T. antarcticus Li et al. 2016 T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018 T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021 Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006 Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019 Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014 Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum CutibacteriumTessaracoccus T. antarcticus T. rhinocerotis Arachnia rubra T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025 Arachnia propionica T. oleiagri "T. timonensis" Fall et al. 2019 T. lapidicaptus T. flavus T. lubricantis T. defluvii T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
Tessaracoccus T. antarcticus Li et al. 2016 T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018 T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021 Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006 Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019 Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014 Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Tessaracoccus T. antarcticus Li et al. 2016 T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018 T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
TessaracoccusT. antarcticus Li et al. 2016 T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018 T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. antarcticus Li et al. 2016
T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018 T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016 T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018
T. rhinocerotis Li et al. 2016
T. terricola Chaudhary and Kim 2018
T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011 T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016 T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011
T. flavus Kumari et al. 2016
T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009 T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011
T. lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2009
T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018 T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011
T. aquimaris Tak et al. 2018
T. oleiagri Cai et al. 2011
T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022 T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017 T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022
T. defluvii Srinivasan et al. 2017
T. palaemonis Kim et al. 2022
T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008 T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. flavescens Lee and Lee 2008
T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999 T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
T. bendigoensis Maszenan et al. 1999
T. coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021
Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006 Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019 Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014 Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006
Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019 Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014 Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019 Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014
Arachnia rubra (Saito et al. 2018) Tindall 2019
Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023 Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014
Tessaracoccus caeni Wang et al. 2023
Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017 Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014
Tessaracoccus arenae Thongphrom et al. 2017
Tessaracoccus lapidicaptus Puente-Sánchez et al. 2014
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium
Propionimicrobium
Vaginimicrobium
Propionibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum
Acidipropionibacterium
Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium
Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum
Cutibacterium equinum
Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969 Cutibacterium avidum
Arachnia propionica (Buchanan & Pine 1962) Pine & Georg 1969
Cutibacterium avidum
Cutibacterium
TessaracoccusT. antarcticus T. rhinocerotis Arachnia rubra T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025 Arachnia propionica T. oleiagri "T. timonensis" Fall et al. 2019 T. lapidicaptus T. flavus T. lubricantis T. defluvii T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. antarcticus T. rhinocerotis Arachnia rubra T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025 Arachnia propionica
T. antarcticus T. rhinocerotis
T. antarcticus
T. rhinocerotis
Arachnia rubra T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025 Arachnia propionica
Arachnia rubra
T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025 Arachnia propionica
T. massiliensis Seck et al. 2025
Arachnia propionica
T. oleiagri "T. timonensis" Fall et al. 2019 T. lapidicaptus T. flavus T. lubricantis T. defluvii T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. oleiagri "T. timonensis" Fall et al. 2019
T. oleiagri
"T. timonensis" Fall et al. 2019
T. lapidicaptus T. flavus T. lubricantis T. defluvii T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. lapidicaptus T. flavus T. lubricantis
T. lapidicaptus
T. flavus T. lubricantis
T. flavus
T. lubricantis
T. defluvii T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. defluvii
T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025 T. palaemonis
T. lacteus Tan et al. 2025
T. palaemonis
T. flavescens T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. flavescens
T. aquimaris T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. aquimaris
T. bendigoensis T. coleopterorum
T. bendigoensis
T. coleopterorum

Species incertae sedis:

  • "Pseudopropionibacterium massiliense" Belkacemi et al. 2019
  • "Tessaracoccus nasisuum" Schlattmann et al. 2018
  • "Tessaracoccus profundi" Finster et al. 2009

See also