Name: Hypericibacter adhaerens Noviana et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ad.hae’rens. L. masc. part. adj. adhaerens, sticky, referring to the attachment of the colonies to solid growth media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hy-pe-ri-ki-BAK-ter ad-HA͡E-rens, masculine

Type strain: CECT 9620; DSM 109817; R5959

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH450230 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Noviana Z, Vieira S, Pascual J, Fobofou SAT, Rohde M, Sproer C, Bunk B, Overmann J. Hypericibacter terrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hypericibacter adhaerens sp. nov., two new members of the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from the rhizosphere of Hypericum perforatum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1850-1860. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25052 (N = 11).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Hypericibacter Noviana et al. 2020

Assigned by: Noviana Z, Vieira S, Pascual J, Fobofou SAT, Rohde M, Sproer C, Bunk B, Overmann J. Hypericibacter terrae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hypericibacter adhaerens sp. nov., two new members of the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from the rhizosphere of Hypericum perforatum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1850-1860. 🇩🇪

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