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Species Sphingobium sufflavum

Name: Sphingobium sufflavum Sheu et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: suf.fla’vum. N.L. neut. adj. sufflavum, light yellow, referring to the production of a yellow pigment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-bi-um suf-FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80413; DSM 29352; HL-25; KCTC 23953

16S rRNA gene: JQ060960 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Chen WM. Sphingobium sufflavum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3444-3450. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

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: Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Chen WM. Sphingobium sufflavum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3444-3450. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 791098