Species Flavobacterium rhizosphaerae

Name: Flavobacterium rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2025

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 (Latin), gender: … rhi-zo-SPHA͡E-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: CIP 112181; DSM 114832; LMG 32756; ST-119

16S rRNA gene: PP908696 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kampfer P, Lipski A, Lawrence KS, Olive WR, Newman MM, McInroy JA, Viver T. Flavobacterium plantiphilum sp. nov., Flavobacterium rhizophilum sp. nov., Flavobacterium rhizosphaerae sp. nov., Chryseobacterium terrae sp. nov., and Sphingomonas plantiphila sp. nov. isolated from salty soil showing plant growth promoting potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126588. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 223. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Lipski A, Lawrence KS, Olive WR, Newman MM, McInroy JA, Viver T. Flavobacterium plantiphilum sp. nov., Flavobacterium rhizophilum sp. nov., Flavobacterium rhizosphaerae sp. nov., Chryseobacterium terrae sp. nov., and Sphingomonas plantiphila sp. nov. isolated from salty soil showing plant growth promoting potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126588. 🇩🇪

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