Name: Marinobacterium rhizophilum Kim et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. rhizophilum, root-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … r^hi-ZO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CL-YJ9; DSM 18822; KCCM 42386

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF192391 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim YG, Jin YA, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Marinobacterium rhizophilum sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of the coastal tidal-flat plant Suaeda japonica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:164-167. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08123 (N = 26).
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Marinobacterium González et al. 1997

Assigned by: Kim YG, Jin YA, Hwang CY, Cho BC. Marinobacterium rhizophilum sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of the coastal tidal-flat plant Suaeda japonica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:164-167. 🇰🇷

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