Name: Garicola koreensis Lo et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28238; JCM 18572; KACC 16909; SJ5-4

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX152781 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lo N, Lee SH, Jin HM, Jung JY, Schumann P, Jeon CO. Garicola koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from saeu-jeot, traditional Korean fermented shrimp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1015-1021. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Garicola Lo et al. 2015. Publication: Lo N, Lee SH, Jin HM, Jung JY, Schumann P, Jeon CO. Garicola koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from saeu-jeot, traditional Korean fermented shrimp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1015-1021. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Nesterenkonia". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Garicola Lo et al. 2015

Assigned by: Lo N, Lee SH, Jin HM, Jung JY, Schumann P, Jeon CO. Garicola koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from saeu-jeot, traditional Korean fermented shrimp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1015-1021. 🇰🇷

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