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Species Sphingobacterium composti
Name: Sphingobacterium composti Yoo et al. 2007
Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kom-POS-ti, neuter
Type strain: 4M24; DSM 18850; JCM 16391T; KACC 11313; NBRC 106383
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16S rRNA gene:
EF122436
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoo SH, Weon HY, Jang HB, Kim BY, Kwon SW, Go SJ, Stackebrandt E. Sphingobacterium composti sp. nov., isolated from cotton-waste composts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1590-1593. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, later homonym
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Sphingobacterium allocomposti Goo and Li 2024
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphingobacterium allocomposti Goo and Li 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Sphingobacterium composti Ten et al. 2007.
- 😷 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 15 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.
- 🧍 Later homonym of Sphingobacterium composti Ten et al. 2007; illegitimate name, should not be used. Publication: Ten LN, Liu Q-M, Im W-T, Aslam Z, Lee S-T. Sphingobacterium composti sp. nov., a novel DNase-producing bacterium isolated from compost. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 16:1728-1733. 🇰🇷
Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983
Assigned by:
Yoo SH, Weon HY, Jang HB, Kim BY, Kwon SW, Go SJ, Stackebrandt E. Sphingobacterium composti sp. nov., isolated from cotton-waste composts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1590-1593. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 786529
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