Species Ureibacillus chungkukjangi

Name: Ureibacillus chungkukjangi (Kim et al. 2013) Gupta and Patel 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Lysinibacillus chungkukjangi Kim et al. 2013

Etymology: chung.kuk.jan’gi. N.L. gen. neut. n. chungkukjangi, of chungkukjang, a traditional Korean fermented food

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: u-re-i-ba-KIL-lus k^hun͡g-kuk-JAN-gi, masculine

Type strain: 2RL3-2; KACC 16626; NBRC 108948

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX217747 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gupta RS, Patel S. Robust Demarcation of the Family Caryophanaceae (Planococcaceae) and Its Different Genera Including Three Novel Genera Based on Phylogenomics and Highly Specific Molecular Signatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2821. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lysinibacillus chungkukjangi Kim et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07257 (N = 5).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Ureibacillus Fortina et al. 2001

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Patel S. Robust Demarcation of the Family Caryophanaceae (Planococcaceae) and Its Different Genera Including Three Novel Genera Based on Phylogenomics and Highly Specific Molecular Signatures. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2821. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 7874