Species Sphingomonas benefaciens

Name: Sphingomonas benefaciens Dong et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: be.ne.fa’ci.ens. N.L. fem. part. adj. benefaciens, doing a good action, imparting benefits

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas be-ne-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Type strain: CCM 9448; GDMCC 1.5297; JCM 37846; XXL09

16S rRNA gene: PX148844 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Dong H, Yang Q, Deng MR, Zhu H. Sphingomonas benefaciens sp. nov. and Sphingomonas cellulosilytica sp. nov., two potential plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from citrus phyllosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7167. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Dong H, Yang Q, Deng MR, Zhu H. Sphingomonas benefaciens sp. nov. and Sphingomonas cellulosilytica sp. nov., two potential plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from citrus phyllosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7167. 🇨🇳

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