Species Sphingomonas alaskensis

Name: Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.las.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. alaskensis, pertaining to Alaska

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-las-KEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 45028; CIP 106977; DSM 13593; LMG 18877; RB 2256

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z73631 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vancanneyt M, Schut F, Snauwaert C, Goris J, Swings J, Gottschal JC. Sphingomonas alaskensis sp. nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:73-79. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingopyxis alaskensis (Vancanneyt et al. 2001) Godoy et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingopyxis alaskensis (Vancanneyt et al. 2001) Godoy et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Sphingomonas alaskensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphingomonas.
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Vancanneyt M, Schut F, Snauwaert C, Goris J, Swings J, Gottschal JC. Sphingomonas alaskensis sp. nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:73-79. 🇧🇪

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Species Sphingomonas alaskensis