Name: Rhizobacter fulvus (Yoon et al. 2007) Stackebrandt et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methylibium fulvum Yoon et al. 2007

Etymology: ful’vus. L. masc. adj. fulvus, deep yellow, gold-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^hi-zo-BAK-ter FUL-wus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19916; Gsoil 322; KCTC 12591; LMG 23394

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: PZ314348 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ. Dissection of the genus Methylibium: reclassification of Methylibium fulvum as Rhizobacter fulvus comb. nov., Methylibium aquaticum as Piscinibacter aquaticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Methylibium subsaxonicum as Rivibacter subsaxonicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Rhizobacter and Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2552-2560. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylibium fulvum Yoon et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In the figure 1 of the paper by Stackebrandt et al. 2009, the type strain of Methylibium fulvum Yoon et al. 2007 [Rhizobacter fulvus (Yoon et al. 2007) Stackebrandt et al. 2009] is erroneously cited as Gsoil 328. Publication: Yoon MH, Ten LN, Im WT, Lee ST. Methylibium fulvum sp. nov., a member of the Betaproteobacteria isolated from ginseng field soil, and emended description of the genus Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2062-2066. 🇰🇷

Parent taxon: Rhizobacter Goto and Kuwata 1988

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ. Dissection of the genus Methylibium: reclassification of Methylibium fulvum as Rhizobacter fulvus comb. nov., Methylibium aquaticum as Piscinibacter aquaticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Methylibium subsaxonicum as Rivibacter subsaxonicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Rhizobacter and Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2552-2560. 🇩🇪

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