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Species Sphingobacterium antarcticus
Name: Sphingobacterium antarcticus Shivaji et al. 1992
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ant-ARK-ti-kus, neuter
Type strain: 4BY; ATCC 51969; MTCC 675
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM448033
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Shivaji S, Ray MK, Rao NS, Saisree L, Jagannadham MV, Kumar GS, Reddy GSN, Bhargava PM. Sphingobacterium antarcticus sp. nov., a psychrotrophic bacterium from the soils of Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:102-106. 
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Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Sphingobacterium antarcticum corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphingobacterium piscium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pedobacter antarcticus (Shivaji et al. 1992) Farfán et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Sphingobacterium antarcticum corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Farfan et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998.
Publication:
Farfan M, Montes MJ, Marques AM. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:863-868.
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⏰ According to Farfan et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobacterium piscium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Publication:
Farfan M, Montes MJ, Marques AM. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:863-868. 🇪🇸
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073.
Publication:
Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
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⏰ According to Farfan et al. (2014), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998.
Publication:
Farfan M, Montes MJ, Marques AM. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:863-868.
Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983
Assigned by:
Shivaji S, Ray MK, Rao NS, Saisree L, Jagannadham MV, Kumar GS, Reddy GSN, Bhargava PM. Sphingobacterium antarcticus sp. nov., a psychrotrophic bacterium from the soils of Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:102-106. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 784914
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