Name: Sphingomonas desiccabilis Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: de.sic.ca’bi.lis. L. inf. v. desiccare, to dry up; L. suff. -abilis, adjectival suffix expressing passive qualities; N.L. fem. adj. desiccabilis, able to be dried, desiccable
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas de-sik-KA-bi-lis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1041; CIP 110412; CP1D; DSM 16792
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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. 
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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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Novistakelama desiccabilis (Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007) Wang et al. 2025 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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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