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Species Sphingobium olei
Name: Sphingobium olei Young et al. 2007
Etymology: o’le.i. L. gen. neut. n. olei, of/from oil, as the organism was isolated from oil-contaminated soil
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … O-le-i, neuter
Type strain: CCUG 54329; DSM 18999; IMMIB HF-1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM489507
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Young CC, Ho MJ, Arun AB, Chen WM, Lai WA, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Yassin AF. Sphingobium olei sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2613-2617. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.
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 5 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:
Young CC, Ho MJ, Arun AB, Chen WM, Lai WA, Shen FT, Rekha PD, Yassin AF. Sphingobium olei sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2613-2617. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 786926
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