Name: Longispora urticae Piao et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ur’ti.cae. L. gen. fem. n. urticae, of the stinging nettle, of the genus Urtica, the type strain was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L.

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 2017017; DSM 105119; NEAU PCY3

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KY788225 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Piao C, Jin L, Zhao J, Liu C, Zhao Y, Wang X, Xiang W. Longispora urticae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L., and emended descriptions of the species Longisporaalbida and Longisporafulva. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4228-4234.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Longispora Matsumoto et al. 2003

Assigned by: Piao C, Jin L, Zhao J, Liu C, Zhao Y, Wang X, Xiang W. Longispora urticae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L., and emended descriptions of the species Longisporaalbida and Longisporafulva. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4228-4234.

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Record number: 796045