Name: Amnibacterium endophyticum Li et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.cum. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. endophyticum, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation, gender: en-do-P^HY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: 1T4Z-3; CGMCC 1.16066; KCTC 39983

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG065698 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li FN, Tuo L, Lee SM, Jin T, Liao S, Li W, Yan X, Sun CH. Amnibacterium endophyticum sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Aegiceras corniculatum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1327-1332.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KCTC 62053.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13114 (N = 45).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Amnibacterium Kim and Lee 2011

Assigned by: Li FN, Tuo L, Lee SM, Jin T, Liao S, Li W, Yan X, Sun CH. Amnibacterium endophyticum sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Aegiceras corniculatum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1327-1332.

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