Name: Asaia astilbis corrig. Suzuki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Astilbe, a generic name of saxifragaceous plant from which the type strain was isolated; N.L. gen. fem. n. astilbis, of Astilbes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 23030; JCM 15831; T-6133

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB485740 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suzuki R, Zhang Y, Iino T, Kosako Y, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Asaia astilbes sp. nov., Asaia platycodi sp. nov., and Asaia prunellae sp. nov., novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from flowers in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:339-346.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Asaia astilbes Suzuki et al. 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, astilbes (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, astilbes (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Parent taxon: Asaia Yamada et al. 2000

Assigned by: Suzuki R, Zhang Y, Iino T, Kosako Y, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Asaia astilbes sp. nov., Asaia platycodi sp. nov., and Asaia prunellae sp. nov., novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from flowers in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2010; 56:339-346.

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