Name: Geodermatophilus soli Jin et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-der-ma-TO-p^hi-lus SO-li, masculine

Type strain: DSM 45843; JCM 17785; KCTC 19880; PB34

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN033772 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jin L, Lee HG, Kim HS, Ahn CY, Oh HM. Geodermatophilus soli sp. nov. and Geodermatophilus terrae sp. nov., two actinobacteria isolated from grass soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2625-2629. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Klenkia soli (Jin et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klenkia soli (Jin et al. 2013) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geodermatophilus soli is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geodermatophilus.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jin L, Lee HG, Kim HS, Ahn CY, Oh HM. Geodermatophilus soli sp. nov. and Geodermatophilus terrae sp. nov., two actinobacteria isolated from grass soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2625-2629. 🇰🇷

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