Name: Alterisphingomonas mali (Takeuchi et al. 1995) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas mali Takeuchi et al. 1995

Etymology: ma’li. N.L. gen. fem. n. mali, of Malus, the apple genus, the source of the organism; from L. fem. n. malus, an apple tree

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MA-li, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51840; CGMCC 1.7044; DSM 10565; HAMBI 2070; IFO 15500; JCM 10193; LMG 17331; NBRC 15500; NCIMB 13412; Y-347; Y-351

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16S rRNA gene: AB680884 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingomonas mali Takeuchi et al. 1995

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas mali Takeuchi et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alterisphingomonas mali is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Alterisphingomonas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-03.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Alterisphingomonas Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

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