Species Orbus sasakiae

Name: Orbus sasakiae Kim et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.sa’ki.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. sasakiae, of Sasakia, isolated from the midgut of a butterfly (Sasakia charonda in the order Lepidoptera)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: OR-bus sa-SA-ki-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: C7; DSM 27928; JCM 18050; KACC 16544

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN561614 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim JY, Lee J, Shin NR, Yun JH, Whon TW, Kim MS, Jung MJ, Roh SW, Hyun DW, Bae JW. Orbus sasakiae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda, and emended description of the genus Orbus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1766-1770. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Orbus Volkmann et al. 2010

Assigned by: Kim JY, Lee J, Shin NR, Yun JH, Whon TW, Kim MS, Jung MJ, Roh SW, Hyun DW, Bae JW. Orbus sasakiae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda, and emended description of the genus Orbus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1766-1770. 🇰🇷

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