Name: Starkeya koreensis Im et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the novel micro-organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … ko-re-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18406; IAM 15215; JCM 21669; Jip08; KCTC 12212; NBRC 100963

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681299 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Im WT, Aslam Z, Lee M, Ten LN, Yang DC, Lee ST. Starkeya koreensis sp. nov., isolated from rice straw. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2409-2414. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ancylobacter koreensis (Im et al. 2006) Doronina et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ancylobacter koreensis (Im et al. 2006) Doronina et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Starkeya koreensis 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 Starkeya.
  • 😷 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Starkeya Kelly et al. 2000

Assigned by: Im WT, Aslam Z, Lee M, Ten LN, Yang DC, Lee ST. Starkeya koreensis sp. nov., isolated from rice straw. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2409-2414. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 781237