Name: Motilibacter rhizosphaerae Lee 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 45622; KACC 16209; RS-16

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FM998018 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD. Proposal of Motilibacteraceae fam. nov., with the description of Motilibacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3818-3822.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Motilibacter Lee 2012

Assigned by: Lee SD. Proposal of Motilibacteraceae fam. nov., with the description of Motilibacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3818-3822.

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Record number: 791164