Name: Phycicoccus ginsenosidimutans Wang et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di.mu’tans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. masc. part. adj. ginsenosidimutans, ginsenoside-converting

Pronunciation, gender: gin-se-no-si-di-MU-tans, masculine

Type strain: BXN5-13; DSM 21006; JCM 18961; KCTC 19419; LMG 24462

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU332824 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang L, An DS, Jin FX, Lee ST, Im WT, Bae HM. Phycicoccus ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:524-528.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1237-1238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pedococcus ginsenosidimutans (Wang et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pedococcus ginsenosidimutans (Wang et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Phycicoccus ginsenosidimutans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Phycicoccus.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phycicoccus Lee 2006

Assigned by: Wang L, An DS, Jin FX, Lee ST, Im WT, Bae HM. Phycicoccus ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:524-528.

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Record number: 787101