Name: Sphingomonas desiccabilis Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007
Etymology: de.sic.ca.bi.lis. L. inf. v. desiccare, to dry up; L. suff. -abilis, adjectival suffix expressing passive qualities; N.L. masc./fem. adj. desiccabilis, able to be dried, desiccable
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1041; CP1D; DSM 16792
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16S rRNA gene: AJ871435 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Reddy GS, Garcia-Pichel F. Sphingomonas mucosissima sp. nov. and Sphingomonas desiccabilis sp. nov., from biological soil crusts in the Colorado Plateau, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1028-1034.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by: Reddy GS, Garcia-Pichel F. Sphingomonas mucosissima sp. nov. and Sphingomonas desiccabilis sp. nov., from biological soil crusts in the Colorado Plateau, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1028-1034.
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Record number: 781006