Species ***Novosphingobium* *malaysiense***

Name: Novosphingobium malaysiense Lee et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.lay.si.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. malaysiense, belonging or pertaining to Malaysia, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-wo-sp^hin-GO-bi-um ma-lay-si-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 27798; MCCC 1A00645; MUSC 273; NBRC 109947

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC907395 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee LH, Azman AS, Zainal N, Eng SK, Fang CM, Hong K, Chan KG. Novosphingobium malaysiense sp. nov. isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1194-1201. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudonovosphingobium malaysiense (Lee et al. 2014) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.06682 (N = 16).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Lee LH, Azman AS, Zainal N, Eng SK, Fang CM, Hong K, Chan KG. Novosphingobium malaysiense sp. nov. isolated from mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1194-1201. 🇦🇺

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Species Novosphingobium malaysiense

Species ***Novosphingobium* *malaysiense***