Name: Kurthia huakuii Ruan et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hu.a.ku’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. huakuii, of Hua-Kui, named in honour of the Chinese microbiologist Hua-Kui Chen for his contributions to soil microbiology in China

Pronunciation, gender: hu-a-KU-i-i, feminine

Type strain: ACCC 6121; JCM 19187; LAM0618

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC904244 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruan Z, Wang Y, Song J, Jiang S, Wang H, Li Y, Zhao B, Jiang R, Zhao B. Kurthia huakuii sp. nov., isolated from biogas slurry, and emended description of the genus Kurthia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:518-521.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02315 (N = 11).
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Kurthia Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ruan Z, Wang Y, Song J, Jiang S, Wang H, Li Y, Zhao B, Jiang R, Zhao B. Kurthia huakuii sp. nov., isolated from biogas slurry, and emended description of the genus Kurthia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:518-521.

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Record number: 791526