Species Okibacterium endophyticum

Name: Okibacterium endophyticum Wang et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, 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, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ki-bak-TE-ri-um en-do-P^HY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 28749; EG1 650022; EGI 650022; JCM 30086; KCTC 29492

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM114213 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wang HF, Zhang YG, Li L, Liu WH, Hozzein WN, Chen JY, Guo JW, Zhang YM, Li WJ. Okibacterium endophyticum sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from roots of Salsola affinis C. A. Mey. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:835-843. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2777-2783.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02455 (N = 44).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Okibacterium Evtushenko et al. 2002

Assigned by: Wang HF, Zhang YG, Li L, Liu WH, Hozzein WN, Chen JY, Guo JW, Zhang YM, Li WJ. Okibacterium endophyticum sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from roots of Salsola affinis C. A. Mey. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:835-843. 🇨🇳

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