Species Sphingobacterium mizutae

Name: Sphingobacterium mizutae Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33299; CCUG 15907; CIP 101122; DSM 11724; GIFU 1203; IFO 14946; JCM 21155; KC1794; LMG 8340; NBRC 14946; NCTC 12149

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16S rRNA gene: AJ438175 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yabuuchi E, Kaneko T, Yano I, Moss CW, Miyoshi N. Sphingobacterium gen. nov., Sphingobacterium spiritivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium multivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium mizutae sp. nov., and Flavobacterium indologenes sp. nov.: glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative rods in CDC groups IIK-2 and IIb. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:580-598. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingobacterium mizutaii corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingobacterium mizutaii corrig. Yabuuchi et al. 1983	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Flavobacterium mizutaii (Yabuuchi et al. 1983) Holmes et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Sphingobacterium Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Kaneko T, Yano I, Moss CW, Miyoshi N. Sphingobacterium gen. nov., Sphingobacterium spiritivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium multivorum comb. nov., Sphingobacterium mizutae sp. nov., and Flavobacterium indologenes sp. nov.: glucose-nonfermenting gram-negative rods in CDC groups IIK-2 and IIb. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:580-598. 🇯🇵

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Species Sphingobacterium mizutae