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Species Sphingobium vermicomposti
Name: Sphingobium vermicomposti Vaz-Moreira et al. 2009
Etymology: ver.mi.com.pos’ti. L. masc. n. vermis, worm; L. neut. adj. compostum, compost; N.L. gen. masc. n. vermicomposti, of/from compost produced by earthworms
Pronunciation, gender: wer-mi-kom-POS-ti, neuter
Type strain: CCUG 55809; DSM 21299; VC-230
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM998824
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Vaz-Moreira I, Faria C, Lopes AR, Svensson L, Falsen E, Moore ER, Ferreira AC, Nunes OC, Manaia CM. Sphingobium vermicomposti sp. nov., isolated from vermicompost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3145-3149. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.
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 7 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:
Vaz-Moreira I, Faria C, Lopes AR, Svensson L, Falsen E, Moore ER, Ferreira AC, Nunes OC, Manaia CM. Sphingobium vermicomposti sp. nov., isolated from vermicompost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3145-3149.
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Record number: 788253
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