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Species Kocuria rhizosphaerae
Name: Kocuria rhizosphaerae Xu et al. 2025
Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a ball, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … rhi-zo-SPHA͡E-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.64778; JCM 37379; M1R5S2
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ498819
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Xu L, Sun R-Q, Zeng J-H, Wei H-M, Shen B, Sun J-Q. Multiple-omics analysis of three novel haloalkaliphilic species of Kocuria revealed that the phenolic acid-degrading abilities are ubiquitous in the genus. Frontiers in Microbiology 2025; 16:0. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00540 (N = 20).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Kocuria Stackebrandt et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Xu L, Sun R-Q, Zeng J-H, Wei H-M, Shen B, Sun J-Q. Multiple-omics analysis of three novel haloalkaliphilic species of Kocuria revealed that the phenolic acid-degrading abilities are ubiquitous in the genus. Frontiers in Microbiology 2025; 16:0. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 66796
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