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Species Sphingomonas carotinifaciens

Name: Sphingomonas carotinifaciens Madhaiyan et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ro.ti.ni.fa’ci.ens. N.L. neut. n. carotinum, carotene; L. pres. part. faciens, making/producing; N.L. fem. part. adj. carotinifaciens, carotene/carotenoid-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas ka-ro-ti-ni-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Type strain: DSM 27347; KACC 17595; L9-754

16S rRNA gene: JQ659512 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Madhaiyan M, Alex THH, Cho H, Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kwon SW, Whitman WB, Ji L. Sphingomonas jatrophae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas carotinifaciens sp. nov., two yellow-pigmented endophytes isolated from stem tissues of Jatropha curcas L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5150-5158. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Madhaiyan et al. 2020 Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Reclassification of Sphingomonas aeria as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas carotinifaciens based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2355-2358. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Madhaiyan et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas aeria Xue et al. 2018. Publication: Madhaiyan M, Saravanan VS, Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Reclassification of Sphingomonas aeria as a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas carotinifaciens based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2355-2358. 🇮🇳
    • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
    • 😷 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 3 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: Madhaiyan M, Alex THH, Cho H, Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kwon SW, Whitman WB, Ji L. Sphingomonas jatrophae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas carotinifaciens sp. nov., two yellow-pigmented endophytes isolated from stem tissues of Jatropha curcas L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5150-5158. 🇸🇬

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