Name: Asaia platycodi Suzuki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Platycodon, a generic name of balloon flower from which the type strain was isolated; N.L. gen. masc. n. platycodi, of Platycodon [probably better: platycodonis]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 23029; JCM 25414; T-683

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB485739 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

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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.

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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