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Species Sphingobacterium terrae

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Bacteroidota Sphingobacteriia Sphingobacteriales Sphingobacteriaceae Sphingobacterium Sphingobacterium terrae

Name: Sphingobacterium terrae Chaudhary and Kim 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-go-bak-TE-ri-um TER-ra͡e, neuter

Type strain: Brt-F; JCM 32159; KACC 19392; KEMB 9005-691

See detailed strain information at bacdive-logo

16S rRNA gene: MF405100 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Sphingobacterium terrae sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:609-615. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Sphingobacterium terrae sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:609-615. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797530

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