Name: Variibacter gotjawalensis Kim et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: got.ja.wa.len’sis. N.L. masc. adj. gotjawalensis, of or belonging to Gotjawal, a forest located in Jeju, Korea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … got-ja-wa-LEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8514; GJW-30; KCTC 32391; LMG 28093

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HF970589 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kim KK, Lee KC, Eom MK, Kim JS, Kim DS, Ko SH, Kim BH, Lee JS. Variibacter gotjawalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil of a lava forest. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:915-924. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2184-2187.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Variibacter Kim et al. 2014. Publication: Kim KK, Lee KC, Eom MK, Kim JS, Kim DS, Ko SH, Kim BH, Lee JS. Variibacter gotjawalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil of a lava forest. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:915-924. 🇰🇷
  • 😢 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. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. — 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Variibacter Kim et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kim KK, Lee KC, Eom MK, Kim JS, Kim DS, Ko SH, Kim BH, Lee JS. Variibacter gotjawalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil of a lava forest. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:915-924. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 791947