Name:Paenibacillusallorhizoplanae Kämpfer et al. 2023
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:al.lo.rhi.zo.pla’nae.Gr. masc. pron.allos, other; N.L. gen. fem. n.rhizoplanae, a specific epithet ('of the rhizoplane') [probably better: rhizoplani]; N.L. gen. fem. n.allorhizoplanae, related, but distinct from Paenibacillus rhizoplanae [probably better: allorhizoplani]
Effective publication:
Kampfer P, Lipski A, Lamothe L, Clermont D, Criscuolo A, McInroy JA, Glaeser SP. Paenibacillus allorhizoplanae sp. nov. from the rhizoplane of a Zea mays root. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:630. 🇩🇪
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: LMG 32098.
😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.