Species Larkinella knui

Name: Larkinella knui Jeon et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: knu’i. N.L. gen. neut. n. knui, of or belonging to KNU, Kyungpook National University, where the taxonomic study was performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lar-ki-NEL-la KNU-i, feminine

Type strain: 15J6-3T6; JCM 31989; KCTC 42998

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC315194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jeon J, Ten LN, Lee JJ, Lee SY, Park S, Cho YJ, Kim MK, Jung HY. Larkinella knui sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:582-588. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14346 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Larkinella Vancanneyt et al. 2006

Assigned by: Jeon J, Ten LN, Lee JJ, Lee SY, Park S, Cho YJ, Kim MK, Jung HY. Larkinella knui sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:582-588. 🇰🇷

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