Name: Marmoricola pocheonensis Lee et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.che.o.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pocheonensis, pertaining to Pocheon Province in South Korea, the source of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … po-k^he-o-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22773; Gsoil 818; JCM 32749; KACC 14275

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ339906 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee HY, Liu Q, Kang MS, Kim SK, Lee SY, Im WT. Marmoricola ginsengisoli sp. nov. and Marmoricola pocheonensis sp. nov. isolated from a ginseng-cultivating field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1996-2001. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2767-2768.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Nocardioides pocheonensis (Lee et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardioides pocheonensis (Lee et al. 2016) Wang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Marmoricola pocheonensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Marmoricola.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Marmoricola Urzì et al. 2000

Assigned by: Lee HY, Liu Q, Kang MS, Kim SK, Lee SY, Im WT. Marmoricola ginsengisoli sp. nov. and Marmoricola pocheonensis sp. nov. isolated from a ginseng-cultivating field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1996-2001. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 794113