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Species Sphingobium amiense
Name: Sphingobium amiense Ushiba et al. 2003
Etymology: a.mi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. amiense, of Ami, Ibaraki, Japan, where the type strain of this organism was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: a-mi-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: CIP 107839; DSM 16289; IAM 15006; JCM 11777; NBRC 102518; YT
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB047364
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Ushiba Y, Takahara Y, Ohta H. Sphingobium amiense sp. nov., a novel nonylphenol-degrading bacterium isolated from a river sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2045-2048. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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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 11 times 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:
Ushiba Y, Takahara Y, Ohta H. Sphingobium amiense sp. nov., a novel nonylphenol-degrading bacterium isolated from a river sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2045-2048. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 780983
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