Species Fibrella forsythiae

Name: Fibrella forsythiae Kang et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: for.sy’thi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. forsythiae, of Forsythia, referring to the plant Forsythia mira, the source of the rhizosphere soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fi-BREL-la for-SY-t^hi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: HMF5405; KCTC 82478; NBRC 115094

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16S rRNA gene: MW186017 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kang H, Kim H, Bae S, Joh K. Fibrella aquatilis sp. nov., Fibrella rubiginis sp. nov. and Fibrella forsythiae sp. nov., isolated from freshwater, rusty iron and forsythia flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5366. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Fibrella Filippini et al. 2011

Assigned by: Kang H, Kim H, Bae S, Joh K. Fibrella aquatilis sp. nov., Fibrella rubiginis sp. nov. and Fibrella forsythiae sp. nov., isolated from freshwater, rusty iron and forsythia flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5366. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 28937