Name: Caulobacter ginsengisoli Liu et al. 2011

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 soil of a ginseng field, the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka͡u-lo-BAK-ter gin-sen-GI-so-li, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18695; Gsoil 317; KCTC 12788

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB271055 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu QM, Ten LN, Im WT, Lee ST, Yoon MH. Caulobacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., a novel stalked bacterium isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 20:15-20. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In the abstract of the effective publication available online, the pages number is cited as 15-20. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Caulobacter Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu QM, Ten LN, Im WT, Lee ST, Yoon MH. Caulobacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., a novel stalked bacterium isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 20:15-20. 🇰🇷

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