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Species Sphingobacterium arenae
Name: Sphingobacterium arenae Jiang et al. 2014
Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of the sand, pertaining to the isolation source of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: a-RE-na͡e, neuter
Type strain: ACCC 5758; H-12; KCTC 32294
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16S rRNA gene:
KC193325
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Jiang S, Chen M, Su S, Yang M, Li A, Zhang C, Lin M, Zhang W, Luo X. Sphingobacterium arenae sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:248-253. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983
Assigned by:
Jiang S, Chen M, Su S, Yang M, Li A, Zhang C, Lin M, Zhang W, Luo X. Sphingobacterium arenae sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:248-253. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 791480
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