Name: Brevibacillus ginsengisoli Baek et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen.gi’so.li. N.L. neut. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. n. ginsengisoli, of the soil of a ginseng field, the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-ba-KIL-lus gin-sen-GI-so-li, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21346; Gsoil 3088; KCTC 13938; LMG 23403

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB245376 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baek SH, Im WT, Oh HW, Lee JS, Oh HM, Lee ST. Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2665-2669. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 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. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. 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 0.06315 (N = 9).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996

Assigned by: Baek SH, Im WT, Oh HW, Lee JS, Oh HM, Lee ST. Brevibacillus ginsengisoli sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2665-2669. 🇰🇷

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