Name: Curtobacterium ginsengisoli Kim et al. 2008

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 type strain

Pronunciation, gender: … gin-sen-GI-so-li, neuter

Type strain: DCY 26; DSM 22003; JCM 14773; KCTC 13163

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF587758 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim MK, Kim YJ, Kim HB, Kim SY, Yi TH, Yang DC. Curtobacterium ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2393-2397. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli (Kim et al. 2008) Kim et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli (Kim et al. 2008) Kim et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Curtobacterium ginsengisoli is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Curtobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim MK, Kim YJ, Kim HB, Kim SY, Yi TH, Yang DC. Curtobacterium ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2393-2397. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 787564