Name: Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. masc. adj. novus, new; N.L. neut. n. sphingosinum, sphingosine; from Gr. fem. n. sphinx (gen. sphingos), of sphinx; from Chem. fem. suff. -ine; N.L. pref. sphingo-, pertaining to sphingosine; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Novosphingobium, new sphingosine-containing life

Gender: neuter (stem: Novosphingobi-)

Type species: Novosphingobium capsulatum (Leifson 1962) Takeuchi et al. 2001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takeuchi M, Hamana K, Hiraishi A. Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1405-1417.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Glaeser et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the family Sphingomonadaceae Kosako et al. 2000. Publication: Glaeser SP, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Langer S, Glaeser J. Novosphingobium acidiphilum sp. nov., an acidophilic salt-sensitive bacterium isolated from the humic acid-rich Lake Grosse Fuchskuhle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:323-330.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Leifson E. The bacterial flora of distilled and stored water. III. New species of the genera Corynebacterium, Flavobacterium, Spirillum and Pseudomonas. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1962; 12:161-170.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Yano I, Oyaizu H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Yamamoto H. Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1990; 34:99-119.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Novosphingbium"; "Novosphingomonas"; "Novosphingonium"; "Novosphinogomonas"; "Novospingobium"; "Vosphingobium".
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Glaeser et al. (2013), Chen et al. (2017), Saxena et al. (2013), Sheu et al. (2020), Liu et al. (2021). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 37; NBRC: 19; JCM: 19; KCTC: 19; LMG: 16; CIP: 13; IFO: 12; ATCC: 12; CCM: 11; CCUG: 10.
  • Novosphingobium (sic) is a neo-Latin noun in the neuter gender not in the feminine gender as cited by Takeuchi et al. 2001. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 58
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 61
Total number of child taxa: 72

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Novosphingobium acidiphilum Glaeser et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aerophilum Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aquaticum Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Novosphingobium aquaticum" Singh et al. 2015	not validly published
    Novosphingobium aquimarinum Le et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aquiterrae Lee et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium arabidopsis Lin et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aromaticivorans corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aromaticivorum (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Novosphingobium arvoryzae Sheu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium aureum Yoo et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium barchaimii Niharika et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium bradum Sheu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium capsulatum (Leifson 1962) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans Chen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium clariflavum Zhang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium colocasiae Chen et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium decolorationis Chen et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium endophyticum Li et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium flavum Nguyen et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium fluoreni Gao et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium fontis Sheu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium fuchskuhlense Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Novosphingobium ginsenosidimutans" Kim et al. 2013	not validly published
    Novosphingobium gossypii Kämpfer et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium guangzhouense Sha et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium hassiacum Kämpfer et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium huizhouense He et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium humi Hyeon et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium indicum Yuan et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium ipomoeae Chen et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium jiangmenense Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium kunmingense Xie et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium lentum Tiirola et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum Saxena et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium lotistagni Ngo et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium malaysiense Lee et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium marinum Huo et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium mathurense Gupta et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium meiothermophilum Xian et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium naphthae Chaudhary and Kim 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium nitrogenifigens Addison et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium olei Chaudhary et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium oryzae Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium ovatum Chen et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium panipatense Gupta et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium pentaromativorans Sohn et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium percolationis He et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium piscinae Sheu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium pokkalii Krishnan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Novosphingobium profundi" Zhang et al. 2017	not validly published
    Novosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Lim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium rosa corrig. (Takeuchi et al. 1995) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium roseae (Takeuchi et al. 1995) Takeuchi et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Novosphingobium sediminicola Baek et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Novosphingobium sediminis" Li et al. 2012	not validly published
    Novosphingobium silvae Feng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium soli Kämpfer et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium stygiae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Novosphingobium stygium corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Novosphingobium subterraneae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Novosphingobium subterraneum corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium suterraneae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Novosphingobium taihuense Liu et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Novosphingobium tardaugens Fujii et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Novosphingobium tardum" Chen et al. 2015	not validly published
    "Novosphingobium terrae" Belmok et al. 2023	not validly published
    Novosphingobium umbonatum Sheu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Erythrobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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