Species Kangiella koreensis

Name: Kangiella koreensis Yoon et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kan͡g-i-EL-la ko-re-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 16069; JCM 12317; KCTC 12182; SW-125

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY520560 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Oh TK, Park YH. Kangiella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Kangiella aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1829-1835. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Kangiella Yoon et al. 2004. Publication: Yoon JH, Oh TK, Park YH. Kangiella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Kangiella aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1829-1835. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 9 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: Han C, Sikorski J, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Glavina Del Rio T, Tice H, Cheng JF, Lucas S, Chen F, Copeland A, et al. Complete genome sequence of Kangiella koreensis type strain (SW-125). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:226-233. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Kangiella Yoon et al. 2004

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Oh TK, Park YH. Kangiella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Kangiella aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1829-1835. 🇰🇷

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