Name: Niastella hibisci Yan et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hi.bis’ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. hibisci, of the plant genus Hibiscus

Pronunciation, gender: hi-BIS-ki, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015356; KCTC 52084; THG-YS3.2.1

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16S rRNA gene: KT962169 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yan ZF, Lin P, Wang YS, Gao W, Li CT, Kook MC, Yi TH. Niastellahibisci sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of mugunghwa, the Korean national flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5218-5222.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Niastella Weon et al. 2006

Assigned by: Yan ZF, Lin P, Wang YS, Gao W, Li CT, Kook MC, Yi TH. Niastellahibisci sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of mugunghwa, the Korean national flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5218-5222.

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Record number: 794897