Name: Terrimonas rhizosphaerae Han et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo.sphae’rae. Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: r^hi-zo-SP^HA͡E-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CR94; KACC 17564; NCAIM B.025317

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FJ772030 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Han SI, Lee YR, Kim JO, Whang KS. Terrimonas rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from ginseng rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:391-395.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.

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. — 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.

Parent taxon: Terrimonas Xie and Yokota 2006

Assigned by: Han SI, Lee YR, Kim JO, Whang KS. Terrimonas rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from ginseng rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:391-395.

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Record number: 795081