Species ***Chryseobacterium* *rigui***

Name: Chryseobacterium rigui Park et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ri’gu.i. L. gen. masc. n. rigui, of a well-watered place

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hry-se-o-bak-TE-ri-um RI-gu-i, neuter

Type strain: CJ16; JCM 18078; KACC 16560

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JQ071497 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Park SJ, Choi JH, Cha CJ. Chryseobacterium rigui sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1062-1067. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Chryseobacterium Vandamme et al. 1994

Assigned by: Park SJ, Choi JH, Cha CJ. Chryseobacterium rigui sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1062-1067. 🇰🇷

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Species Chryseobacterium rigui

Species ***Chryseobacterium* *rigui***