Name: Variovorax stachyos Kämpfer et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sta’chy.os. L. gen. fem. n. stachyos, of Stachys coccinea, from which the isolate was obtained (botanists have preferred stachydis over stachyos)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … STA-khy-os, masculine

Type strain: CIP 112170; DSM 114531; DT-64; LMG 32724

16S rRNA gene: PV022413 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kampfer P, Lipski A, Lawrence KS, Olive WR, Newman MM, McInroy JA, Viver T. Chryseobacterium hilariae sp. nov., Sphingomonas larreae sp. nov., Sphingomonas astragali sp. nov., Sphingomonas radicis sp. nov., Variovorax stachyos sp. nov., Parapedobacter brassicae sp. nov., Neorhizobium descurainiae sp. nov., and Erwinia artemisiae sp. nov. isolated from dry soils revealing a diverse plant growth promoting potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126662. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Variovorax Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Lipski A, Lawrence KS, Olive WR, Newman MM, McInroy JA, Viver T. Chryseobacterium hilariae sp. nov., Sphingomonas larreae sp. nov., Sphingomonas astragali sp. nov., Sphingomonas radicis sp. nov., Variovorax stachyos sp. nov., Parapedobacter brassicae sp. nov., Neorhizobium descurainiae sp. nov., and Erwinia artemisiae sp. nov. isolated from dry soils revealing a diverse plant growth promoting potential. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126662. 🇩🇪

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