Name: Arenimonas oryziterrae Aslam et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ry.zi.ter’rae. L. fem. n. oryza, rice; L. fem. n. terra, earth, soil; N.L. gen. fem. n. oryziterrae, of the rice soil or field, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ry-zi-TER-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21050; KCTC 22247; YC6267

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU376961 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Aslam Z, Park JH, Kim SW, Jeon CO, Chung YR. Arenimonas oryziterrae sp. nov., isolated from a field of rice (Oryza sativa L.) managed under a no-tillage regime, and reclassification of Aspromonas composti as Arenimonas composti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2967-2972. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04927 (N = 14).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Arenimonas Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Aslam Z, Park JH, Kim SW, Jeon CO, Chung YR. Arenimonas oryziterrae sp. nov., isolated from a field of rice (Oryza sativa L.) managed under a no-tillage regime, and reclassification of Aspromonas composti as Arenimonas composti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2967-2972. 🇰🇷

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