Species Rhizorhabdus histidinilytica

Name: Rhizorhabdus histidinilytica (Nigam et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas histidinilytica Nigam et al. 2010

Etymology: his.ti.di.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. fem. n. histidina, histidine; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, dissolving; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. histidinilytica, histidine-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^hi-zo-R^HAB-dus his-ti-di-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7545; DSM 24951; MTCC 9473; UM2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF530202 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas histidinilytica Nigam et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13666 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 2 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.

Parent taxon: Rhizorhabdus Francis et al. 2014

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 11115