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Genus "Ginsengibacter"
Name: "Ginsengibacter" Siddiqi et al. 2021
Etymology: Gin.sen.gi.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. ginsengum, ginseng; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Ginsengibacter, a rod from ginseng soil
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Ginsengibacter-), gin-sen-gi-BAK-ter
Type species: "Ginsengibacter hankyongi" Siddiqi et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Siddiqi MZ, Huq MA, Im WT. Isolation, characterisation and genome analysis of a novel ginsenosides hydrolysing bacterium Ginsengibacter hankyongi gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:11-22. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Ginsengibacter hankyongi" Siddiqi et al. 2021 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Chitinophagaceae Kämpfer et al. 2011
Assigned by:
Siddiqi MZ, Huq MA, Im WT. Isolation, characterisation and genome analysis of a novel ginsenosides hydrolysing bacterium Ginsengibacter hankyongi gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:11-22. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 17651
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