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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Sphingomonas cellulosilytica

Name: Sphingomonas cellulosilytica Dong et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cel.lu.lo.si.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. cellulosilytica, cellulose dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas kel-lu-lo-si-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCM 9452; CLY1604; GDMCC 1.5301; JCM 37845

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16S rRNA gene: PX148845 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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