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Species Sphingobium subterraneum

Name: Sphingobium subterraneum Lee et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.um. L. neut. adj. subterraneum, underground

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-bi-um sub-ter-RA-ne-um, neuter

Type strain: DSM 102255; KACC 17606; NBRC 109814; S-II-13

16S rRNA gene: FJ796422 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lee JC, Kim SG, Whang KS. Sphingobium subterraneum sp. nov., isolated from ground water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:393-398. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 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 JC, Kim SG, Whang KS. Sphingobium subterraneum sp. nov., isolated from ground water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:393-398. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 792562