Name: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Sphin.go.bac.te.ri.um. 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 (in compound words condensed from sphingosinum); N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod, and in biology a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); N.L. neut. n. Sphingobacterium, a sphingosine-containing bacterium

Gender: neuter (stem: Sphingobacteri-)

Type species: Sphingobacterium spiritivorum (Holmes et al. 1982) Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yabuuchi E, Kaneko T, Yano I, Moss CW, Miyoshi N. Sphingobacterium gen. nov., Sphingobacterium spiritivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium multivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium mizutae sp. nov., and Flavobacterium indologenes sp. nov.: glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative rods in CDC groups IIK-2 and IIb. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:580-598.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Sphingobacterium" Yabuuchi et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Wauters et al. 2012 Wauters G, Janssens M, De Baere T, Vaneechoutte M, Deschaght P. Isolates belonging to CDC group II-i belong predominantly to Sphingobacterium mizutaii Yabuuchi et al. 1983: emended descriptions of S. mizutaii and of the genus Sphingobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2598-2601. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:399-400.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Sphingobacteriia Kämpfer 2012. Publication: Kämpfer P. Class III. Sphingobacteriia class. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 330.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Sphingobacteriaceae Steyn et al. 1998. Publication: Steyn PL, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Sandra P, Kersters K, Joubert JJ. Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:165-177.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Sphingobacteriales Kämpfer 2012. Publication: Kämpfer P. Order I. Sphingobacteriales ord. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 330.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the superclass "Bacteroidia" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753.
  • 🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the class Sphingobacteriia Kämpfer 2012. Publication: Kämpfer P. Class III. Sphingobacteriia class. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 330.
  • 🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the order Sphingobacteriales Kämpfer 2012. Publication: Kämpfer P. Order I. Sphingobacteriales ord. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 330.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Holmes B, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. A taxonomic study of Flavobacterium spiritivorum and Sphingobacterium mizutae: proposal of Flavobacterium yabuuchiae sp. nov. and Flavobacterium mizutaii comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:348-353.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Hollis DG. Flavobacterium spiritivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:157-165.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Shingobacterium"; "Sohingobacteriue"; "Sphignobacterium"; "Sphigobacterium"; "Sphinbacterium"; "Sphindobacterium"; "Sphingbacterium"; "Sphingbobacterium"; "Sphingobaclerium"; "Sphingobacte"; "Sphingobacterim"; "Sphingobacteruim"; "Sphingobactorium"; "Sphingobactrium"; "Sphingohacterium"; "Sphjngobacterium"; "Spingobacterium".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bernardet JF, Bowman JP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 7 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2752-2754.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bowman JP, Bernardet JF, Frandsen Lau E. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Aerobic Bacteroidetes (formerly Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6017-6020.
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Farfan et al. (2014), Toth et al. (2021), Xiao et al. (2013), Zhang et al. (2021), Zhao et al. (2014). 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: KCTC: 33; JCM: 29; LMG: 20; DSM: 16; CCTCC: 15; NBRC: 14; CGMCC: 12; KACC: 11; CIP: 10; ATCC: 9.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SFBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 See also Yabuuchi et al. (1981). Publication: E. Yabuuchi IY, T. Kaneko AO. Classification of Group II K-2 and related Bacteria. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1981.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 71
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 77
Total number of child taxa: 81

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sphingobacterium alimentarium Schmidt et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium alkalisoli Xu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium allocomposti Goo and Li 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium anhuiense Wei et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium antarcticum corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingobacterium antarcticus Shivaji et al. 1992	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingobacterium arenae Jiang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium athyrii Cheng et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium bambusae Duan et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium bovisgrunnientis Kaur et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium bovistauri Wang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium caeni Sun et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium canadense Mehnaz et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium cavernae Zhou et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium cellulitidis Huys et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium changzhouense Liu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium chungjuense Song et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium chuzhouense Wang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium cibi Lai et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium cladoniae Lee et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingobacterium composti Ten et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium composti Yoo et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym	synonym
    Sphingobacterium corticibacter Li et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium corticibacterium Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium corticis Li et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium daejeonense Kim et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium detergens Marqués et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium endophyticum Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium faecale Chen et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium faecium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium ginsenosidimutans Son et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium gobiense Zhao et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium griseoflavum Long et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium haloxyli Liu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium heparinum (Payza and Korn 1956) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingobacterium hotanense Xiao et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium humi Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium hungaricum Tóth et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium jejuense Siddiqi et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense Matsuyama et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium kyonggiense Choi and Lee 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium lactis Schmidt et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium litopenaei Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium lumbrici Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium luzhongxinii Tao et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium micropteri Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium mizutae Yabuuchi et al. 1983	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sphingobacterium mizutaii corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium mucilaginosum Du et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium multivorum (Holmes et al. 1981) Yabuuchi et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium nematocida Liu et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium olei Liu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium oryzagri Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium pakistanense Ahmed et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium paludis Feng et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium pedocola Tóth et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium phlebotomi Kakumanu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium piscium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingobacterium populi Li et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium praediipecoris Le et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium prati Besaury et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium psychroaquaticum Albert et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium puteale He et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium rhinopitheci Han et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium shayense He et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium siyangense Liu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium solani Niu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium soli Fu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Sphingobacterium spiritivorum (Holmes et al. 1982) Yabuuchi et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Sphingobacterium stercorigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Sphingobacterium stercoripullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Sphingobacterium suaedae Sun et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium tabacisoli Zhou et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium tenebrionis Zhang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium terrae Chaudhary and Kim 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium thalpophilum (Holmes et al. 1983) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium thermophilum Yabe et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium wenxiniae Zhang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium yanglingense Peng et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium zeae Kämpfer et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sphingobacterium zhuxiongii Tao et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Sphingobacteriaceae Steyn et al. 1998

Assigned by: Steyn PL, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Sandra P, Kersters K, Joubert JJ. Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:165-177.

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