Name: Niabella ginsengisoli Weon et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen.gi’so.li. N.L. neut. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. gen. neut. n. ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: gin-sen-GI-so-li, feminine

Type strain: GR10-1; JCM 15444; KACC 13021

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU616816 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim BY, Son JA, Kim YJ, Kwon SW. Niabella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil cultivated with Korean ginseng. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1282-1285.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Paraniabella ginsengisoli" (Weon et al. 2009) Kim et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Niabella Kim et al. 2007

Assigned by: Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim BY, Son JA, Kim YJ, Kwon SW. Niabella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil cultivated with Korean ginseng. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1282-1285.

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Record number: 787936