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Species Novosphingobium tardaugens
Name: Novosphingobium tardaugens Fujii et al. 2003
Etymology: tard.au’gens. L. masc. adj. tardus, slow; L. pres. part. augens, growing; N.L. neut. part. adj. tardaugens, slowly growing
Pronunciation, gender: tard-A͡U-gens, neuter
Type strain: ARI-1; ATCC BAA-531; DSM 16702; IFO 16725; JCM 11434; NBRC 16725
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB070237
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Fujii K, Satomi M, Morita N, Motomura T, Tanaka T, Kikuchi S. Novosphingobium tardaugens sp. nov., an oestradiol-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge of a sewage treatment plant in Tokyo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:47-52. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Caenibius tardaugens (Fujii et al. 2003) Hördt et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Caenibius tardaugens (Fujii et al. 2003) Hördt et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Novosphingobium tardaugens 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 Novosphingobium.
- 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 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:
Fujii K, Satomi M, Morita N, Motomura T, Tanaka T, Kikuchi S. Novosphingobium tardaugens sp. nov., an oestradiol-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge of a sewage treatment plant in Tokyo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:47-52.
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Record number: 778922
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