Name: Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans An et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di.mu’tans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. part. adj. ginsenosidimutans, ginsenoside converting

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 21007; Gsoil 3082; JCM 17125; KCTC 19421; see also StrainInfo.net

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU332827 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: An DS, Cui CH, Lee HG, Wang L, Kim SC, Lee ST, Jin F, Yu H, Chin YW, Lee HK, et al. Identification and characterization of a novel Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov. beta-glucosidase that transforms ginsenoside Rb1 into the rare gypenosides XVII and LXXV. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:5827-5836.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The accession number DSM 21007 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Parent taxon: Terrabacter Collins et al. 1989

Assigned by: An DS, Cui CH, Lee HG, Wang L, Kim SC, Lee ST, Jin F, Yu H, Chin YW, Lee HK, et al. Identification and characterization of a novel Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov. beta-glucosidase that transforms ginsenoside Rb1 into the rare gypenosides XVII and LXXV. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:5827-5836.

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Record number: 787102