Name: Sphingobacterium cellulitidis Huys et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cel.lu.li’ti.dis. N.L. gen. fem. n. cellulitidis, of cellulitis, pertaining to the isolation source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-go-bak-TE-ri-um kel-lu-LI-ti-dis, neuter

Type strain: DSM 102028; LMG 28764; R-53603

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16S rRNA gene: KU243696 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Huys G, Purohit P, Tan CH, Snauwaert C, Vos P, Saffar HA, Obaid IA, Busse HJ, Seemann T, Albert MJ. Sphingobacterium cellulitidis sp. nov., isolated from clinical and environmental sources. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1415-1421. 🇰🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingobacterium soli Fu et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2024 Li S, Liu J, Huang J, Dong L, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Sphingobacterium soli Fu et al. 2017 as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingobacterium cellulitidis Huys et al. 2017 and proposal of Sphingobacterium siyangense subsp. siyangense subsp. nov. and Sphingobacterium siyangense subsp. cladoniae subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6610. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6650.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Li et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobacterium soli Fu et al. 2017. Publication: Li S, Liu J, Huang J, Dong L, Li WJ. Genome-based reclassification of Sphingobacterium soli Fu et al. 2017 as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingobacterium cellulitidis Huys et al. 2017 and proposal of Sphingobacterium siyangense subsp. siyangense subsp. nov. and Sphingobacterium siyangense subsp. cladoniae subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6610. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6650.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019). Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Assigned by: Huys G, Purohit P, Tan CH, Snauwaert C, Vos P, Saffar HA, Obaid IA, Busse HJ, Seemann T, Albert MJ. Sphingobacterium cellulitidis sp. nov., isolated from clinical and environmental sources. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1415-1421. 🇰🇼

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