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Species Sphingobium fontiphilum
Name: Sphingobium fontiphilum Sheu et al. 2013
Etymology: fon.ti’phi.lum. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. fontiphilum, loving spring-water environment
Pronunciation, gender: fon-TI-phi-lum, neuter
Type strain: BCRC 80308; Chen16-4; DSM 29348; KCTC 23559; LMG 26342
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16S rRNA gene:
HQ667767
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Wei YT, Chen WM. Sphingobium fontiphilum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1906-1911. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 2 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:
Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Wei YT, Chen WM. Sphingobium fontiphilum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1906-1911.
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Record number: 790762
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