Species ***Sphingomonas* *edaphi***

Name: Sphingomonas edaphi Kim et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.da’phi. Gr. neut. n. edaphos, soil; N.L. gen. neut. n. edaphi, from soil

Pronunciation, gender: … e-DA-p^hi, feminine

Type strain: DAC4; JCM 32377; KCTC 62107

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16S rRNA gene: MF503624 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim H, Chhetri G, Seo T. Sphingomonas edaphi sp. nov., a novel species isolated from beach soil in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:522-529. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudosphingomonas edaphi (Kim et al. 2020) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Kim H, Chhetri G, Seo T. Sphingomonas edaphi sp. nov., a novel species isolated from beach soil in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:522-529. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 5638

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Species Sphingomonas edaphi

Species ***Sphingomonas* *edaphi***