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Species Sphingobium aquiterrae
Name: Sphingobium aquiterrae Révész et al. 2018
Etymology: a.qui.ter’rae. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. fem. n. terra, earth or ground; N.L. gen. fem. n. aquiterrae, from/of groundwater
Pronunciation, gender: a-kwi-TER-ra͡e, neuter
Type strain: DSM 106441; NCAIM B.02634; SKLS-A10
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF980915
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Revesz F, Toth EM, Kriszt B, Boka K, Benedek T, Sarkany O, Nagy Z, Tancsics A. Sphingobium aquiterrae sp. nov., a toluene, meta- and para-xylene-degrading bacterium isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2807-2812. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
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:
Revesz F, Toth EM, Kriszt B, Boka K, Benedek T, Sarkany O, Nagy Z, Tancsics A. Sphingobium aquiterrae sp. nov., a toluene, meta- and para-xylene-degrading bacterium isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2807-2812.
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Record number: 797839
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