Name: Dokdonella ginsengisoli Ten et al. 2009

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 (Latin), gender: … gin-sen-GI-so-li, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 52462; DSM 17954; Gsoil 191; KCTC 12564

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB245362 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ten LN, Jung HM, Im WT, Oh HW, Yang DC, Yoo SA, Lee ST. Dokdonella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil from a ginseng field, and emended description of the genus Dokdonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1947-1952. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

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 3 times 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Dokdonella Yoon et al. 2006

Assigned by: Ten LN, Jung HM, Im WT, Oh HW, Yang DC, Yoo SA, Lee ST. Dokdonella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil from a ginseng field, and emended description of the genus Dokdonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1947-1952. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 775810