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Species Sphingobacterium cavernae
Name: Sphingobacterium cavernae Zhou et al. 2020
Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of a cave
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-WER-na͡e, neuter
Type strain: 5.0403-2; CCTCC AB 2019257; KCTC 62981
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH605321
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhou XK, Huang Y, Li M, Zhang XF, Wei YQ, Cha QY, Zhang TK, Wang XJ, Liu JJ, Liu ZY, et al. Sphingobacterium cavernae sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil sampled at Tiandong Cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2348-2354. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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 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:
Zhou XK, Huang Y, Li M, Zhang XF, Wei YQ, Cha QY, Zhang TK, Wang XJ, Liu JJ, Liu ZY, et al. Sphingobacterium cavernae sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil sampled at Tiandong Cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2348-2354. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 5892
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