Name: Variovorax terrae Woo and Kim 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TER-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: CYS-02; KACC 22656; NBRC 115645

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MZ573240 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Woo CY, Kim J. Variovorax terrae sp. nov. Isolated from Soil with Potential Antioxidant Activity. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:1-7. 🇰🇷

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)

• Notes:
  • 😢 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. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Variovorax Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Woo CY, Kim J. Variovorax terrae sp. nov. Isolated from Soil with Potential Antioxidant Activity. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:1-7. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 70414