Name: Martelella endophytica Bibi et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.ca. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation, gender: en-do-P^HY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: KCCM 43011; NBRC 109149; YC6887

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM800924 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bibi F, Chung EJ, Khan A, Jeon CO, Chung YR. Martelella endophytica sp. nov., an antifungal bacterium associated with a halophyte. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2914-2919.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

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. — 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 phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Martelella Rivas et al. 2005

Assigned by: Bibi F, Chung EJ, Khan A, Jeon CO, Chung YR. Martelella endophytica sp. nov., an antifungal bacterium associated with a halophyte. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2914-2919.

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