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Species Sphingobium wenxiniae
Name: Sphingobium wenxiniae Wang et al. 2011
Etymology: wen.xi’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. wenxiniae, of Wen-xin, to honour Wen-xin Chen, a respected soil microbiologist, for her great contributions to the investigation and development of rhizobia resources in China
Pronunciation, gender: wen-XI-ni-a͡e, neuter
Type strain: CGMCC 1.7748; DSM 21828; JZ-1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ686047
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang BZ, Guo P, Zheng JW, Hang BJ, Li L, He J, Li SP. Sphingobium wenxiniae sp. nov., a synthetic pyrethroid (SP)-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge in an SP-manufacturing wastewater treatment facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1776-1780. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.
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 4 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:
Wang BZ, Guo P, Zheng JW, Hang BJ, Li L, He J, Li SP. Sphingobium wenxiniae sp. nov., a synthetic pyrethroid (SP)-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge in an SP-manufacturing wastewater treatment facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1776-1780.
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Record number: 789374
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