Species Sphingobium mellinum

Name: Sphingobium mellinum Francis et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mel’li.num. N.L. neut. adj. mellinum, honey-like (feminine mellina also as Latin noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-bi-um MEL-li-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51292; DSM 7458; LMG 11032; WI4

16S rRNA gene: KF437546 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Francis IM, Jochimsen KN, De Vos P, van Bruggen AH. Reclassification of rhizosphere bacteria including strains causing corky root of lettuce and proposal of Rhizorhapis suberifaciens gen. nov., comb. nov., Sphingobium mellinum sp. nov., Sphingobium xanthum sp. nov. and Rhizorhabdus argentea gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1340-1350. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Francis IM, Jochimsen KN, De Vos P, van Bruggen AH. Reclassification of rhizosphere bacteria including strains causing corky root of lettuce and proposal of Rhizorhapis suberifaciens gen. nov., comb. nov., Sphingobium mellinum sp. nov., Sphingobium xanthum sp. nov. and Rhizorhabdus argentea gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1340-1350. 🇺🇸

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