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Species Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans
Name: Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans Cai et al. 2015
Etymology: phe.no.xy.ben.zo.a.ti’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. phenoxybenzoatum, 2-PBA; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. phenoxybenzoativorans, 2-PBA-devouring, degrading
Pronunciation, gender: phe-no-ksy-ben-zo-a-TI-wo-rans, neuter
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2014349; KCTC 42448; SC 3
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KP257600
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Cai S, Shi C, Zhao JD, Cao Q, He J, Chen LW. Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans sp. nov., a 2-phenoxybenzoic-acid-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1986-1991. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2784-2785.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- 😷 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Cai S, Shi C, Zhao JD, Cao Q, He J, Chen LW. Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans sp. nov., a 2-phenoxybenzoic-acid-degrading bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1986-1991.
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Record number: 792866
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