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Name: Virgibacillus kimchii Oh et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: kim’chi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kimchii, from kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented vegetable product

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-ba-KIL-lus KIM-khi-i, masculine

Type strain: JCM 32284; KACC 19404; NKC1-2

16S rRNA gene: KY697273 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Oh YJ, Jang JY, Lim SK, Kwon MS, Lee J, Kim N, Shin MY, Park HK, Seo MJ, Choi HJ. Virgibacillus kimchii sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from kimchi. J Microbiol 2017; 55:933-938. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998

Assigned by: Oh YJ, Jang JY, Lim SK, Kwon MS, Lee J, Kim N, Shin MY, Park HK, Seo MJ, Choi HJ. Virgibacillus kimchii sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from kimchi. J Microbiol 2017; 55:933-938. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 18928