Species ***Novosphingobium* *naphthalenivorans***

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Alphaproteobacteria Sphingomonadales Erythrobacteraceae Novosphingobium Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans

Name: Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tha.le.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, naphthalene; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, naphthalene-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-wo-sp^hin-GO-bi-um nap^h-t^ha-le-NI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 56309; DSM 18518; JCM 13951; NBRC 102051; TUT562

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB177883 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suzuki S, Hiraishi A. Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from polychlorinated-dioxin-contaminated environments. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2007; 53:221-228. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 120. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:529-530.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudonovosphingobium naphthalenivorans (Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😢 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. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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 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 7 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: Suzuki S, Hiraishi A. Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from polychlorinated-dioxin-contaminated environments. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2007; 53:221-228. 🇯🇵

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