Species ***Sphingobium* *faniae***

Name: Sphingobium faniae Guo et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fa’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. faniae, of Fan, to honour Yun-Liu Fan, a respected molecular biologist, for her contributions to the development of agricultural genetic engineering in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-bi-um FA-ni-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7749; DSM 21829; JZ-2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ373058 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Guo P, Wang BZ, Hang BJ, Li L, Li SP, He J. Sphingobium faniae sp. nov., a pyrethroid-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge treating wastewater from pyrethroid manufacture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:408-412. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- 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.

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 The epithet faniae is a "N.L. gen. fem. n.", not a "N.L. fem. n." as cited in the paper by Guo et al. 2010. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Guo P, Wang BZ, Hang BJ, Li L, Li SP, He J. Sphingobium faniae sp. nov., a pyrethroid-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge treating wastewater from pyrethroid manufacture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:408-412. 🇨🇳

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Species ***Sphingobium* *faniae***