Species Luteibacter rhizovicinus

Name: Luteibacter rhizovicinus Johansen et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.vi.ci’nus. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; L. masc. adj. vicinus, neighbouring; N.L. masc. adj. rhizovicinus, neighbouring a root, referring to the rhizosphere, soil closely related to plant roots, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lu-te-i-BAK-ter r^hi-zo-wi-KI-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1015; DSM 16549; LJ96

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ580498 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Johansen JE, Binnerup SJ, Kroer N, Molbak L. Luteibacter rhizovicinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented gammaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2285-2291. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Luteibacter Johansen et al. 2005. Publication: Johansen JE, Binnerup SJ, Kroer N, Molbak L. Luteibacter rhizovicinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented gammaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2285-2291. 🇩🇰
  • 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Luteibacter Johansen et al. 2005

Assigned by: Johansen JE, Binnerup SJ, Kroer N, Molbak L. Luteibacter rhizovicinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented gammaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2285-2291. 🇩🇰

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