Species Sphingobium limneticum

Name: Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lim.ne’ti.cum. Gr. fem. n. limnê, pool of standing water, lake; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix denoting made of or belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. limneticum, from or belonging to a lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-bi-um lim-NE-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: 301; DSM 25076; LMG 26659

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16S rRNA gene: JN591313 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen H, Jogler M, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ, Sproer C, Overmann J. Sphingobium limneticum sp. nov. and Sphingobium boeckii sp. nov., two freshwater planktonic members of the family Sphingomonadaceae, and reclassification of Sphingomonas suberifaciens as Sphingobium suberifaciens comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:735-743. 🇩🇪

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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingobium paulinellae Lee and Jeon 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Feng et al. 2020 Feng GD, Wang QB, Zhang XJ, Chen WD, Li JL, Zhu HH. Sphingobium paulinellae and Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017 are two later heterotypic synonyms of Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013 and emended description of the species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1644-1647. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 2 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Feng et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobium paulinellae Lee and Jeon 2017. Publication: Feng GD, Wang QB, Zhang XJ, Chen WD, Li JL, Zhu HH. Sphingobium paulinellae and Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017 are two later heterotypic synonyms of Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013 and emended description of the species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1644-1647. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Feng et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017. Publication: Feng GD, Wang QB, Zhang XJ, Chen WD, Li JL, Zhu HH. Sphingobium paulinellae and Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017 are two later heterotypic synonyms of Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013 and emended description of the species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1644-1647. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 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 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
  • 😷 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 5 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Chen H, Jogler M, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ, Sproer C, Overmann J. Sphingobium limneticum sp. nov. and Sphingobium boeckii sp. nov., two freshwater planktonic members of the family Sphingomonadaceae, and reclassification of Sphingomonas suberifaciens as Sphingobium suberifaciens comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:735-743. 🇩🇪

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