Species ***Sphingomonas* *eleionomae***

Name: Sphingomonas eleionomae Messner et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lei.o’no.mae. Gr. fem. n. Eleionome, nymph of marshes, ponds and wetlands; N.L. gen. fem. n. eleionomae, of Eleionome, referring to the marsh isolation environment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-le͡i-O-no-ma͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 120043; FW199; NCIMB 15611

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16S rRNA gene: PP726896 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Messner K, Kyndt JA, Yurkov V. Rhizorhabdus antheiae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas eleionomae sp. nov., new aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs isolated from a Manitoban marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7018. 🇨🇦

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-13.
- 🙆 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: Messner K, Kyndt JA, Yurkov V. Rhizorhabdus antheiae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas eleionomae sp. nov., new aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs isolated from a Manitoban marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7018. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 69726

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Species Sphingomonas eleionomae

Species ***Sphingomonas* *eleionomae***