Name: Soonwooa buanensis Joung et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bu.a.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. buanensis, pertaining to Buan beach, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: bu-a-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7503; DSM 22323; DSM 26167; HM0024; KCTC 22689

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ713810 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Joung Y, Song J, Lee K, Oh HM, Joh K, Cho JC. Soonwooa buanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2061-2065.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium buanense (Joung et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chryseobacterium buanense (Joung et al. 2010) García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Sirra et al. 2017 Sirra MRS, Padakandla SR, Chae JC. Soonwooa purpurea sp. nov., isolated from a fresh water river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5193-5197. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Soonwooa Joung et al. 2010. Publication: Joung Y, Song J, Lee K, Oh HM, Joh K, Cho JC. Soonwooa buanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2061-2065.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • ❗ Soonwooa buanensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Soonwooa.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.

Parent taxon: Soonwooa Joung et al. 2010

Assigned by: Joung Y, Song J, Lee K, Oh HM, Joh K, Cho JC. Soonwooa buanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2061-2065.

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