Name: Novosphingobium aromaticivorans corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas aromaticivorans Balkwill et al. 1997

Etymology: a.ro.ma.ti.ci’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. aromaticivorans, devouring aromatic (compounds)

Pronunciation, gender: a-ro-ma-ti-KI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700278; CIP 105152; DSM 12444; F199; HAMBI 2257; IFO 16084; NBRC 16084; SMCC F199

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16S rRNA gene: AB025012 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas aromaticivorans Balkwill et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novosphingobium aromaticivorum (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Sphingomonas stygia Balkwill et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novosphingobium stygium corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novosphingobium stygiae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium stygium corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • ⏰ According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas stygia Balkwill et al. 1997. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • ⏰ According to Chaudhary et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium stygiae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001. Publication: Chaudhary DK, Dahal RH, Kim DU, Kim J. Novosphingobium olei sp. nov., with the ability to degrade diesel oil, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and proposal to reclassify Novosphingobium stygium as a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4628.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4766.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00499 (N = 15).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 106 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Novosphingobium aromaticivorans corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet aromaticivorum (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: 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.

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