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Species Sphingomonas crusticola
Name: Sphingomonas crusticola Zhang et al. 2017
Etymology: crus.ti’co.la. L. fem. n. crusta, hard shell, crust; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. crusticola, a dweller of crust
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … krus-TI-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: KCTC 42801; MCCC 1K01310; MIMD3
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT346426
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang K, Tang K, Feng F, Yuan B, Zhang X, Meng J. Sphingomonas crusticola sp. nov., isolated from biological soil crusts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3033-3037. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Neorhizorhabdus crusticola (Zhang et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Zhang K, Tang K, Feng F, Yuan B, Zhang X, Meng J. Sphingomonas crusticola sp. nov., isolated from biological soil crusts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3033-3037. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 795727
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