Name: Kaistella koreensis Kim et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of Korea, from where the novel organisms were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: Chj707; IAM 15050; JCM 21512; KCTC 12107; NBRC 103027

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF344179 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim MK, Im WT, Shin YK, Lim JH, Kim SH, Lee BC, Park MY, Lee KY, Lee ST. Kaistella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Chryseobacterium-Bergeyella-Riemerella branch. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2319-2324.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium koreense (Kim et al. 2004) Kämpfer et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chryseobacterium koreense (Kim et al. 2004) Kämpfer et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kaistella Kim et al. 2004. Publication: Kim MK, Im WT, Shin YK, Lim JH, Kim SH, Lee BC, Park MY, Lee KY, Lee ST. Kaistella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Chryseobacterium-Bergeyella-Riemerella branch. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2319-2324.
  • ❗ Kaistella koreensis 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 Kaistella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Kaistella Kim et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kim MK, Im WT, Shin YK, Lim JH, Kim SH, Lee BC, Park MY, Lee KY, Lee ST. Kaistella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Chryseobacterium-Bergeyella-Riemerella branch. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2319-2324.

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Record number: 784042