Name: Kaistia adipata Im et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.di.pa’ta. L. fem. adj. adipata, fatty, greasy

Gender: feminine

Type strain: Chj404; DSM 17808; IAM 15023; JCM 21486; KCTC 12095

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY039817 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Im WT, Yokota A, Kim MK, Lee ST. Kaistia adipata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alpha-proteobacterium. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:249-254.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kaistia Im et al. 2005. Publication: Im WT, Yokota A, Kim MK, Lee ST. Kaistia adipata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alpha-proteobacterium. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:249-254.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Kaistia Im et al. 2005

Assigned by: Im WT, Yokota A, Kim MK, Lee ST. Kaistia adipata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alpha-proteobacterium. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:249-254.

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