Species Sphingobium paulinellae

Name: Sphingobium paulinellae Lee and Jeon 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.li.nel’lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. paulinellae, of Paulinella, the generic name of the host alga P. chromatophora

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-bi-um pa͡u-li-NEL-la͡e, neuter

Type strain: JCM 32054; KACC 19283; Pch-B

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY864399 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee Y, Jeon CO. Sphingobium paulinellae sp. nov. and Sphingobium algicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater green alga Paulinella chromatophora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5165-5171. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Sphingobium algicola Lee and Jeon 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Feng et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingobium limneticum Chen et al. 2013. 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.
- ❗ Sphingobium paulinellae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphingobium.
- 😷 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Lee Y, Jeon CO. Sphingobium paulinellae sp. nov. and Sphingobium algicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater green alga Paulinella chromatophora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5165-5171. 🇰🇷

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Species Sphingobium paulinellae