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Species Sphingobium aromaticivastans
Name: Sphingobium aromaticivastans Nguyen and Kim 2025
Etymology: a.ro.ma.ti.ci.vas’tans. L. masc. adj. aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; L. pres. part. vastans, devastating; N.L. neut. part. adj. aromaticivastans, devastating or degrading aromatic compounds
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ro-ma-ti-ki-WAS-tans, neuter
Type strain: DSM 105181; KACC 19288; UCM 25
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KU052683
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nguyen TM, Kim J. Sphingobium aromaticivastans sp. nov., a novel aniline- and benzene-degrading, and antimicrobial compound producing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:155-161. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
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 2025-10-21.
- 🙆 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:
Nguyen TM, Kim J. Sphingobium aromaticivastans sp. nov., a novel aniline- and benzene-degrading, and antimicrobial compound producing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:155-161. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 67893
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