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Species Sphingobium algorifonticola
Name: Sphingobium algorifonticola Chen et al. 2020
Etymology: al.go.ri.fon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. algor, the cold; L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, an inhabitant of a place, a resident; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algorifonticola, an inhabitant of a cold spring (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: al-go-ri-fon-TI-ko-la, neuter
Type strain: BCRC 81097; KCTC 62189; LMG 30309; TLA-22
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT882720
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen WM, Guo YP, Sheu C, Sheu SY. Sphingobium algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:309-316. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.
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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Chen WM, Guo YP, Sheu C, Sheu SY. Sphingobium algorifonticola sp. nov., isolated from a cold spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:309-316.
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Record number: 5637
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