Name: Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae Lee and Whang 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, a ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera, rhizosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: se-ge-ti-KOK-kus r^hi-zo-SP^HA͡E-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: KACC 19547; NBRC 113173; YJ01

16S rRNA gene: JN848792 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JC, Whang KS. Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil of a farming field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1785-1792. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ornithinicoccus soli Jiang et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Segeticoccus Lee and Whang 2020. Publication: Lee JC, Whang KS. Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil of a farming field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1785-1792. 🇰🇷
  • ⏰ According to Liu and Xin (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ornithinicoccus soli Jiang et al. 2020. Publication: Liu Q, Xin YH. Genomic evidence that Ornithinicoccus soli Jiang et al. 2020 is a later heterotypic synonym of Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae Lee and Whang 2020. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6503. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6534.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Segeticoccus Lee and Whang 2020

Assigned by: Lee JC, Whang KS. Segeticoccus rhizosphaerae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil of a farming field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1785-1792. 🇰🇷

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