Name: Ochrobactrum endophyticum Li et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.cum. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. endophyticum, within plant, endophytic

Pronunciation, gender: en-do-P^HY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15082; DSM 29930; EGI 60010; KCTC 42485

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP721485 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li L, Li YQ, Jiang Z, Gao R, Nimaichand S, Duan YQ, Egamberdieva D, Chen W, Li WJ. Ochrobactrum endophyticum sp. nov., isolated from roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:171-179.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Brucella endophytica (Li et al. 2016) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella endophytica (Li et al. 2016) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ochrobactrum endophyticum 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 Ochrobactrum.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Assigned by: Li L, Li YQ, Jiang Z, Gao R, Nimaichand S, Duan YQ, Egamberdieva D, Chen W, Li WJ. Ochrobactrum endophyticum sp. nov., isolated from roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:171-179.

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Record number: 794263