Name: Terrabacter koreensis Won et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100923; JCM 19342; KACC 17589; KCTC 39582; THG-e54

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF314196 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Won K, Kook M, Yi TH. Terrabacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a flowerbed. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3335-3340. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.22040 (N = 1).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Terrabacter Collins et al. 1989

Assigned by: Won K, Kook M, Yi TH. Terrabacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a flowerbed. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3335-3340. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 792193