Species ***Paenibacillus* *pinihumi***

Name: Paenibacillus pinihumi Kim et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pi.ni’hu.mi. L. fem. n. pinus, a pine; L. fem. n. humus, soil; N.L. gen. fem. n. pinihumi, of soil from a pine tree

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus pi-NI-hu-mi, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23905; JCM 16419; KACC 14199; KCTC 13695; S23

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ423057 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kim BC, Lee KH, Kim MN, Kim EM, Rhee MS, Kwon OY, Shin KS. Paenibacillus pinihumi sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of Pinus densiflora. J Microbiol 2009; 47:530-535. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 131. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1-2.

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 -0.02151 (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 4 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 BC, Lee KH, Kim MN, Kim EM, Rhee MS, Kwon OY, Shin KS. Paenibacillus pinihumi sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of Pinus densiflora. J Microbiol 2009; 47:530-535. 🇰🇷

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Species Paenibacillus pinihumi

Species ***Paenibacillus* *pinihumi***