Species ***Sphingobacterium* *lactis***

Name: Sphingobacterium lactis Schmidt et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of/from milk, pertaining to the isolation source of the type strain

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

Type strain: DSM 22361; LMG 25272; WCC 4512

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN908501 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schmidt VS, Wenning M, Scherer S. Sphingobacterium lactis sp. nov. and Sphingobacterium alimentarium sp. nov., isolated from raw milk and a dairy environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1506-1511. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

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, 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 7 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. 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: Schmidt VS, Wenning M, Scherer S. Sphingobacterium lactis sp. nov. and Sphingobacterium alimentarium sp. nov., isolated from raw milk and a dairy environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1506-1511. 🇩🇪

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Species Sphingobacterium lactis

Species ***Sphingobacterium* *lactis***