Name: Arachidicoccus ginsenosidivorans Siddiqi et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. ginsenosidivorans, ginsenoside-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: gin-se-no-si-DI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 809T; Gsoil 809; JCM 30984; KCTC 22820

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16S rRNA gene: EU370955 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Siddiqi MZ, Aslam Z, Im WT. Arachidicoccus ginsenosidivorans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1005-1010.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arachidicoccus Madhaiyan et al. 2015

Assigned by: Siddiqi MZ, Aslam Z, Im WT. Arachidicoccus ginsenosidivorans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1005-1010.

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Record number: 795199