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Species Sphingobacterium micropteri
Name: Sphingobacterium micropteri Zhang et al. 2021
Etymology: mi.crop’te.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. micropteri, of Micropterus, referring to the aquaculture water for Micropterus salmoides, from which the strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … mi-KROP-te-ri, neuter
Type strain: DN00404; GDMCC 1.1865; KACC 21924
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT895497
Analyse
FASTA
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. 
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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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
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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Record number: 24282
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