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Species Sphingomonas canadensis

Name: Sphingomonas canadensis Abraham et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.na.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. canadensis, of or pertaining to Canada

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas ka-na-DEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 62982; DSM 29393; FWC 47; LMG 27141

16S rRNA gene: HE974351 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Estrela AB, Rohde M, Smit J, Vancanneyt M. Prosthecate sphingomonads: proposal of Sphingomonas canadensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3214-3219. 🇩🇪

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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Estrela AB, Rohde M, Smit J, Vancanneyt M. Prosthecate sphingomonads: proposal of Sphingomonas canadensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3214-3219. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 791111