Name: Oryzicola mucosus Chhetri et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co’sus. L. masc. adj. mucosus, slimy

Pronunciation, gender: mu-KO-sus, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 82711; NBRC 114717; ROOL2

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16S rRNA gene: MN904860 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chhetri G, Kim J, Kim I, Kang M, So Y, Seo T. Oryzicola mucosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel slime producing bacterium belonging to the family Phyllobacteriaceae isolated from the rhizosphere of rice plants. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1925-1934.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oryzicola Chhetri et al. 2025. Publication: Chhetri G, Kim J, Kim I, Kang M, So Y, Seo T. Oryzicola mucosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel slime producing bacterium belonging to the family Phyllobacteriaceae isolated from the rhizosphere of rice plants. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1925-1934.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Oryzicola Chhetri et al. 2025

Assigned by: Chhetri G, Kim J, Kim I, Kang M, So Y, Seo T. Oryzicola mucosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel slime producing bacterium belonging to the family Phyllobacteriaceae isolated from the rhizosphere of rice plants. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1925-1934.

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Record number: 67981