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Genus Rhinopithecimicrobium
Name: Rhinopithecimicrobium Wang et al. 2024
Etymology: Rhi.no.pi.the.ci.mi.cro’bi.um. N.L. masc. n. Rhinopithecus, a monkey genus; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Rhinopithecimicrobium, a microbe isolated from the monkey genus Rhinopithecus
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Rhinopithecimicrobi-), rhi-no-pi-the-ki-mi-KRO-bi-um
Type species: Rhinopithecimicrobium faecis Wang et al. 2024
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Wang Q, Zhan PC, Han XL, Lu T. Metagenomic and culture-dependent analysis of Rhinopithecius bieti gut microbiota and characterization of a novel genus of Sphingobacteriaceae. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13819. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Sphingobacterium" Yabuuchi et al. 1981.
Publication:
Li S, Wang XR, Zhang W, Li WJ. Genome-based reassessment of Sphingobacterium reveals the limitation of the fixed dDDH threshold for prokaryotic species delineation. Curr Res Microb Sci 2026; 10:100524. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; CCTCC: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Sphingobacterium" Yabuuchi et al. 1981.
Publication:
Li S, Wang XR, Zhang W, Li WJ. Genome-based reassessment of Sphingobacterium reveals the limitation of the fixed dDDH threshold for prokaryotic species delineation. Curr Res Microb Sci 2026; 10:100524.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Rhinopithecimicrobium faecis Wang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Sphingobacteriaceae Steyn et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Wang Q, Zhan PC, Han XL, Lu T. Metagenomic and culture-dependent analysis of Rhinopithecius bieti gut microbiota and characterization of a novel genus of Sphingobacteriaceae. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13819. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 49840
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