Name: Ohtaekwangia koreensis Yoon et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of or pertaining to Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 3B-2; CCUG 58939; DSM 25262; KCTC 23018

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU117702 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee SY, Lee JS, Park S. Ohtaekwangia koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ohtaekwangia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sand, deep-branching members of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1066-1072.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ohtaekwangia Yoon et al. 2011. Publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee SY, Lee JS, Park S. Ohtaekwangia koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ohtaekwangia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sand, deep-branching members of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1066-1072.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.

Parent taxon: Ohtaekwangia Yoon et al. 2011

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee SY, Lee JS, Park S. Ohtaekwangia koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ohtaekwangia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sand, deep-branching members of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1066-1072.

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