Species Sphingobacterium litopenaei

Name: Sphingobacterium litopenaei Zhang et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.pe.nae’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. litopenaei, of Litopenaeus, referring to the aquaculture water for Litopenaeus vannamei, from which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-go-bak-TE-ri-um li-to-pe-NA͡E-i, neuter

Type strain: DN04309; GDMCC 1.1984; KCTC 82348

16S rRNA gene: MT895635 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Zhang M, Li A, Xu S, Chen M, Yao Q, Xiao B, Zhu H. Sphingobacterium micropteri sp. nov. and Sphingobacterium litopenaei sp. nov., isolated from aquaculture water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5091. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5196.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Assigned by: Zhang M, Li A, Xu S, Chen M, Yao Q, Xiao B, Zhu H. Sphingobacterium micropteri sp. nov. and Sphingobacterium litopenaei sp. nov., isolated from aquaculture water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5091. 🇨🇳

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