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Species Sphingobacterium phlebotomi
Name: Sphingobacterium phlebotomi Kakumanu et al. 2021
Etymology: phle.bo.to’mi. N.L. gen. masc. n. phlebotomi, of Phlebotomus, as the organism was isolated from Phlebotomus rearing substrate
Type strain: ATCC TSD-210; LMG 31664; NRRL B-65603; SSI9
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MN032123
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kakumanu ML, Marayati BF, Wada-Katsumata A, Wasserberg G, Schal C, Apperson CS, Ponnusamy L. Sphingobacterium phlebotomi sp. nov., a new member of family Sphingobacteriaceae isolated from sand fly rearing substrate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4809. 
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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 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4907.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🎓 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:
Kakumanu ML, Marayati BF, Wada-Katsumata A, Wasserberg G, Schal C, Apperson CS, Ponnusamy L. Sphingobacterium phlebotomi sp. nov., a new member of family Sphingobacteriaceae isolated from sand fly rearing substrate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4809. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 3699
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