Species ***Sphingobacterium* *humi***

Name: Sphingobacterium humi Lee et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hu’mi. L. gen. fem. n. humi, of soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-go-bak-TE-ri-um HU-mi, neuter

Type strain: D1; JCM 31225; KACC 18595

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU668559 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee Y, Jin HM, Jung HS, Jeon CO. Sphingobacterium humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4632-4638. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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 2 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Assigned by: Lee Y, Jin HM, Jung HS, Jeon CO. Sphingobacterium humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4632-4638. 🇰🇷

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Species Sphingobacterium humi

Species ***Sphingobacterium* *humi***