Species ***Novosphingobium* *capsulatum***

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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium capsulatum Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: cap.su.la’tum. L. fem. dim. n. capsula, a small box or chest; L. neut. adj. suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. neut. adj. capsulatum, with a chest, capsuled

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-wo-sp^hin-GO-bi-um kap-su-LA-tum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 14666; CCUG 17697; CCUG 31202; CIP 82.103; DSM 30196; GIFU 11526; HAMBI 103; IFO 12533; JCM 7452; JCM 7508; LMG 2830; NBRC 12533; VKM B-1564

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D16147 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
Flavobacterium capsulatum Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Sphingomonas capsulata (Leifson 1962) Yabuuchi et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001. 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. 🇯🇵
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 18 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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, Novosphingobium capsulatum (Leifson 1962) 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. 🇫🇷

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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Species Novosphingobium capsulatum

Species ***Novosphingobium* *capsulatum***