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Species Sphingobium naphthae
Name: Sphingobium naphthae Chaudhary et al. 2017
Etymology: naph’thae. Gr. fem. n. naphtha, oil; L. gen. fem. n. naphthae, of oil
Pronunciation, gender: NAPH-tha͡e, neuter
Type strain: JCM 31713; K-3-6; KACC 19001; KEMB 9005-449
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16S rRNA gene:
KX672813
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chaudhary DK, Jeong SW, Kim J. Sphingobium naphthae sp. nov., with the ability to degrade aliphatic hydrocarbons, isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2986-2993. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
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:
Chaudhary DK, Jeong SW, Kim J. Sphingobium naphthae sp. nov., with the ability to degrade aliphatic hydrocarbons, isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2986-2993.
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Record number: 795731
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