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Species Sphingobacterium terrae
Name: Sphingobacterium terrae Chaudhary and Kim 2018
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil, referring to the isolation source of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, neuter
Type strain: Brt-F; JCM 32159; KACC 19392; KEMB 9005-691
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16S rRNA gene:
MF405100
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FASTA
Valid publication:
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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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)
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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:
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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