Name: Delftia rhizosphaerae Carro et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere

Pronunciation, gender: r^hi-zo-SP^HA͡E-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9171; LMG 29737; RA6

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KY075818 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Carro L, Mulas R, Pastor-Bueis R, Blanco D, Terron A, Gonzalez-Andres F, Peix A, Velazquez E. Delftia rhizosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of Cistus ladanifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1957-1960. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

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 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.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Delftia Wen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Carro L, Mulas R, Pastor-Bueis R, Blanco D, Terron A, Gonzalez-Andres F, Peix A, Velazquez E. Delftia rhizosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of Cistus ladanifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1957-1960. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 795422