Name: Daejeonia ginsenosidivorans Siddiqi et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. ginsenosidivorans, ginsenoside-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: gin-se-no-si-DI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: KACC 18626; LMG 29198; NP5

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KT950745 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Siddiqi MZ, Choi GM, Kim MS, Im WT. Daejeonia ginsenosidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a ginsenoside-transforming bacterium isolated from lake water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2665-2671.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Daejeonia Siddiqi et al. 2017. Publication: Siddiqi MZ, Choi GM, Kim MS, Im WT. Daejeonia ginsenosidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a ginsenoside-transforming bacterium isolated from lake water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2665-2671.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species of Flavobacteriaceae affiliates within the Weeksellaceae, and may be reclassified as Chryseobacterium". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Daejeonia Siddiqi et al. 2017

Assigned by: Siddiqi MZ, Choi GM, Kim MS, Im WT. Daejeonia ginsenosidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a ginsenoside-transforming bacterium isolated from lake water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2665-2671.

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