Name: Phenylobacterium hankyongense Choi et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: han.ky.ong.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. hankyongense, pertaining to Hankyong National University Republic of Korea, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed

Pronunciation, gender: han-ky-on͡g-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: HKS-05; KACC 18628; LMG 30081

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT950746 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi GM, Lee SY, Choi KD, Im WT. Phenylobacterium hankyongense sp. nov., isolated from ginseng field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:125-130.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985

Assigned by: Choi GM, Lee SY, Choi KD, Im WT. Phenylobacterium hankyongense sp. nov., isolated from ginseng field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:125-130.

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