Name: Devosia soli Yoo et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so’li. L. gen. neut. n. soli, of soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SO-li, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17780; GH2-10; KACC 11509

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ303125 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoo SH, Weon HY, Kim BY, Hong SB, Kwon SW, Cho YH, Go SJ, Stackebrandt E. Devosia soli sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2689-2692. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Devosia subaequoris Lee 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Liu et al. 2020 Liu Y, Du J, Zhang J, Lai Q, Shao Z, Zhu H. Devosia marina sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the South China Sea, and reclassification of Devosia subaequoris as a later heterotypic synonym of Devosia soli. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3062-3068. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Devosia subaequoris Lee 2007. Publication: Liu Y, Du J, Zhang J, Lai Q, Shao Z, Zhu H. Devosia marina sp. nov., isolated from deep seawater of the South China Sea, and reclassification of Devosia subaequoris as a later heterotypic synonym of Devosia soli. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3062-3068. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14347 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Yoo SH, Weon HY, Kim BY, Hong SB, Kwon SW, Cho YH, Go SJ, Stackebrandt E. Devosia soli sp. nov., isolated from greenhouse soil in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2689-2692. 🇰🇷

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