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Species Sphingobacterium detergens
Name: Sphingobacterium detergens Marqués et al. 2012
Etymology: de.ter’gens. L. inf. v. detergere, to wipe off; L. neut. part. adj. detergens, wiping off, modern meaning surfactant, named thus for being a good surfactant producer
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … de-TER-gens, neuter
Type strain: 6.2S; CECT 7938; LMG 26465
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN015213
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Marques AM, Burgos-Diaz C, Aranda FJ, Teruel JA, Manresa A, Ortiz A, Farfan M. Sphingobacterium detergens sp. nov., a surfactant-producing bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3036-3041. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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 4 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:
Marques AM, Burgos-Diaz C, Aranda FJ, Teruel JA, Manresa A, Ortiz A, Farfan M. Sphingobacterium detergens sp. nov., a surfactant-producing bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3036-3041. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 790347
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