Name: Metapseudomonas phytobenefica Yang et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phy.to.be.ne’fi.ca. Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. masc. adj. beneficus, beneficial; N.L. fem. adj. phytobenefica, beneficial to plants

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^hy-to-be-NE-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CR1201; GDMCC 1.4560; JCM 37070

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16S rRNA gene: PQ380236 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yang Q, Dong H, Liang X, Li Y, Zhu H. Metapseudomonas phytobenefica sp. nov. and Metapseudomonas cellulosilytica sp. nov., two potential novel plant-beneficial bacteria isolated from rhizosphere soil of citrus plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7013. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: orphaned species (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Metapseudomonas phytobenefica 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 Metapseudomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-20.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Metapseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024

Assigned by: Yang Q, Dong H, Liang X, Li Y, Zhu H. Metapseudomonas phytobenefica sp. nov. and Metapseudomonas cellulosilytica sp. nov., two potential novel plant-beneficial bacteria isolated from rhizosphere soil of citrus plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7013. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 69823