Species ***Paenibacillus* *ginsengihumi***

Name: Paenibacillus ginsengihumi Kim et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen.gi’hu.mi. N.L. neut. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. fem. n. humus, soil; N.L. gen. fem. n. ginsengihumi, of the soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus gin-sen-GI-hu-mi, masculine

Type strain: DCY 16; DSM 21568; JCM 14928; KCTC 13141

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF452662 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim MK, Kim YA, Park MJ, Yang DC. Paenibacillus ginsengihumi sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil in a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1164-1168. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04829 (N = 14).
- 😷 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 2 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Kim MK, Kim YA, Park MJ, Yang DC. Paenibacillus ginsengihumi sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil in a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1164-1168. 🇰🇷

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Species Paenibacillus ginsengihumi

Species ***Paenibacillus* *ginsengihumi***