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Species Sphingobacterium zeae
Name: Sphingobacterium zeae Kämpfer et al. 2016
Etymology: ze’ae. L. gen. fem. n. zeae, of spelt, of Zea mays
Type strain: CCM 8652; JM-1081; LMG 29191
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16S rRNA gene:
KU201960
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Kleinhagauer T, McInroy JA, Glaeser SP. Sphingobacterium zeae sp. nov., an endophyte of maize. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2643-2649. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3769-3770.
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 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:
Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Kleinhagauer T, McInroy JA, Glaeser SP. Sphingobacterium zeae sp. nov., an endophyte of maize. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2643-2649.
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Record number: 794289
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