Name: Ramlibacter ginsenosidimutans Wang et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di.mu’tans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. part. adj. ginsenosidimutans, ginsenosideconverting

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BXN5-27; DSM 23480; KCTC 22276; LMG 24525

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU423304 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wang L, An DS, Kim SG, Jin FX, Kim SC, Lee ST, Im WT. Ramlibacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 22:311-315.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus together with R. humi". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Ramlibacter Heulin et al. 2003

Assigned by: Wang L, An DS, Kim SG, Jin FX, Kim SC, Lee ST, Im WT. Ramlibacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 22:311-315.

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Record number: 791588