Species Rothia endophytica

Name: Rothia endophytica Xiong et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.ca. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: RO-t^hi-a en-do-P^HY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 26247; JCM 18541; YIM 67072

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC806052 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xiong ZJ, Zhang JL, Zhang DF, Zhou ZL, Liu MJ, Zhu WY, Zhao LX, Xu LH, Li WJ. Rothia endophytica sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3964-3969. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• 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 4 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: Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Xiong ZJ, Zhang JL, Zhang DF, Zhou ZL, Liu MJ, Zhu WY, Zhao LX, Xu LH, Li WJ. Rothia endophytica sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from Dysophylla stellata (Lour.) Benth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3964-3969. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 791292