Name: Gryllotalpicola kribbensis Kim et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: krib.ben’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kribbensis, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KRIBB, where taxonomic studies on this species were performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gryl-lo-tal-PI-ko-la krib-BEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: JCM 17593; KCTC 13808; PU-02

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16S rRNA gene: HQ832499 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim H, Park DS, Oh HW, Lee KH, Chung DH, Park HY, Park HM, Bae KS. Gryllotalpicola gen. nov., with descriptions of Gryllotalpicola koreensis sp. nov., Gryllotalpicola daejeonensis sp. nov. and Gryllotalpicola kribbensis sp. nov. from the gut of the African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana, and reclassification of Curtobacterium ginsengisoli as Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2363-2370. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gryllotalpicola Kim et al. 2012

Assigned by: Kim H, Park DS, Oh HW, Lee KH, Chung DH, Park HY, Park HM, Bae KS. Gryllotalpicola gen. nov., with descriptions of Gryllotalpicola koreensis sp. nov., Gryllotalpicola daejeonensis sp. nov. and Gryllotalpicola kribbensis sp. nov. from the gut of the African mole cricket, Gryllotalpa africana, and reclassification of Curtobacterium ginsengisoli as Gryllotalpicola ginsengisoli comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2363-2370. 🇰🇷

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