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Species Sphingomonas flava
Name: Sphingomonas flava corrig. Du et al. 2015
Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, blond
Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wa, feminine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2014320; KACC 18277; THG MM5
16S rRNA gene:
KM658502
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Du J, Singh H, Won K, Yang JE, Akter S, Jin FX, Yi TH. Sphingomonas flavus sp. nov. isolated from road soil. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:883-888. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.
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 Sphingomonas flavus Du et al. 2015 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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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🧍 Etymology corrected on validation.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, flavus (sic), has been corrected on validation.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Du J, Singh H, Won K, Yang JE, Akter S, Jin FX, Yi TH. Sphingomonas flavus sp. nov. isolated from road soil. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:883-888.
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Record number: 793390
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