Name: Pseudoxanthobacter soli Arun et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so’li. L. gen. neut. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SO-li, masculine

Type strain: CC 4; CIP 109513; DSM 19599

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF465533 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Arun AB, Schumann P, Chu HI, Tan CC, Chen WM, Lai WA, Kampfer P, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Hung MH, et al. Pseudoxanthobacter soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1571-1575. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudoxanthobacter Arun et al. 2008. Publication: Arun AB, Schumann P, Chu HI, Tan CC, Chen WM, Lai WA, Kampfer P, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Hung MH, et al. Pseudoxanthobacter soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1571-1575. 🇹🇼
  • 😷 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 genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. 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: Pseudoxanthobacter Arun et al. 2008

Assigned by: Arun AB, Schumann P, Chu HI, Tan CC, Chen WM, Lai WA, Kampfer P, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Hung MH, et al. Pseudoxanthobacter soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1571-1575. 🇹🇼

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