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Species Sphingobium cupriresistens
Name: Sphingobium cupriresistens Li et al. 2013
Etymology: cu.pri.re.sis’tens. L. neut. n. cuprum, copper; L. pres. part. resistens, resisting; N.L. neut. part. adj. cupriresistens, copper resisting
Pronunciation, gender: ku-pri-re-SIS-tens, neuter
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011146; CU4; DSM 29771; KCTC 23865
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ046313
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Li L, Liu H, Shi Z, Wang G. Sphingobium cupriresistens sp. nov., a copper-resistant bacterium isolated from copper mine soil, and emended description of the genus Sphingobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:604-609. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphingobium czechense Niharika et al. 2013 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Feng et al. 2019
Feng GD, Chen MB, Zhang XJ, Wang DD, Zhu HH. Whole genome sequences reveal the presence of 11 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Sphingobium and emended descriptions of Sphingobium indicum, Sphingobium fuliginis, Sphingobium xenophagum and Sphingobium cupriresistens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2161-2165.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.
Notes:- 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
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Feng et al. 2019
Feng GD, Chen MB, Zhang XJ, Wang DD, Zhu HH. Whole genome sequences reveal the presence of 11 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Sphingobium and emended descriptions of Sphingobium indicum, Sphingobium fuliginis, Sphingobium xenophagum and Sphingobium cupriresistens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2161-2165.
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Feng et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobium czechense Niharika et al. 2013.
Publication:
Feng GD, Chen MB, Zhang XJ, Wang DD, Zhu HH. Whole genome sequences reveal the presence of 11 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Sphingobium and emended descriptions of Sphingobium indicum, Sphingobium fuliginis, Sphingobium xenophagum and Sphingobium cupriresistens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2161-2165.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 4 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.
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⏰ According to Feng et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobium czechense Niharika et al. 2013.
Publication:
Feng GD, Chen MB, Zhang XJ, Wang DD, Zhu HH. Whole genome sequences reveal the presence of 11 heterotypic synonyms in the genus Sphingobium and emended descriptions of Sphingobium indicum, Sphingobium fuliginis, Sphingobium xenophagum and Sphingobium cupriresistens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2161-2165.
Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Li L, Liu H, Shi Z, Wang G. Sphingobium cupriresistens sp. nov., a copper-resistant bacterium isolated from copper mine soil, and emended description of the genus Sphingobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:604-609.
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Record number: 790547
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