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Species Sphingobacterium nematocida
Name: Sphingobacterium nematocida Liu et al. 2012
Etymology: ne.ma.to.ci’da. N.L. neut. pl. n. Nematoda, zoological name of a phylum; L. masc. n. suff. -cida, a killer; N.L. masc. n. nematocida, a killer of nematodes (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: … ne-ma-to-KI-da, neuter
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2010390; DSM 24091; JCM 17339; M-SX103
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF731241
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Liu J, Yang LL, Xu CK, Xi JQ, Yang FX, Zhou F, Zhou Y, Mo MH, Li WJ. Sphingobacterium nematocida sp. nov., a nematicidal endophytic bacterium isolated from tobacco. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1809-1813. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 6 times 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.
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🧍 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:
Liu J, Yang LL, Xu CK, Xi JQ, Yang FX, Zhou F, Zhou Y, Mo MH, Li WJ. Sphingobacterium nematocida sp. nov., a nematicidal endophytic bacterium isolated from tobacco. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1809-1813. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 790100
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