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Species Sphingomonas floccifaciens
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- Sphingomonas abaci
- Sphingomonas abietis
- Sphingomonas adhaesiva
- "Sphingomonas aeria"
- Sphingomonas aeria
- Sphingomonas aerolata
- Sphingomonas aerophila
- Sphingomonas aestuarii
- Sphingomonas agrestis
- "Sphingomonas agrestis"
- Sphingomonas agri
- Sphingomonas alaskensis
- Sphingomonas alba
- Sphingomonas albertensis
- Sphingomonas aliaeris
- Sphingomonas alpina
- "Sphingomonas anadarae"
- Sphingomonas anseongensis
- Sphingomonas antarctica
- Sphingomonas aquatica
- Sphingomonas aquatilis
- Sphingomonas arabinosi
- Sphingomonas aracearum
- Sphingomonas arantia
- Sphingomonas arenae
- Sphingomonas aromaticivorans
- "Sphingomonas arvum"
- Sphingomonas asaccharolytica
- Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens
- Sphingomonas astragali
- Sphingomonas aurantiaca
- Sphingomonas aurea
- Sphingomonas azotifigens
- "Sphingomonas baekryungensis"
- Sphingomonas baiyangensis
- "Sphingomonas beigongshangi"
- "Sphingomonas bisphenolicum"
- Sphingomonas brevis
- Sphingomonas caeni
- Sphingomonas canadensis
- "Sphingomonas canaveralia"
- Sphingomonas cannabina
- Sphingomonas capsulata
- Sphingomonas carotinifaciens
- Sphingomonas carri
- Sphingomonas caseinilytica corrig.
- Sphingomonas caseinilyticus
- Sphingomonas cavernae
- Sphingomonas changbaiensis
- Sphingomonas changnyeongensis
- "Sphingomonas chloroacetimidivorans"
- Sphingomonas chlorophenolica
- Sphingomonas chungangi
- Sphingomonas chungbukensis
- Sphingomonas citri
- Sphingomonas citricola
- Sphingomonas cloacae
- Sphingomonas colocasiae
- Sphingomonas corticis
- Sphingomonas cremea
- Sphingomonas crocodyli
- Sphingomonas crusticola
- Sphingomonas cynarae
- Sphingomonas daechungensis
- "Sphingomonas degradans"
- Sphingomonas deserti
- Sphingomonas desiccabilis
- Sphingomonas difficilis
- Sphingomonas dokdonensis
- Sphingomonas donggukensis
- Sphingomonas echinoides
- Sphingomonas edaphi
- Sphingomonas eleionomae
- "Sphingomonas elodea"
- Sphingomonas endolithica
- Sphingomonas endophytica
- "Candidatus Sphingomonas excrementigallinarum"
- Sphingomonas faeni
- Sphingomonas faucium
- Sphingomonas fennica
- Sphingomonas flava corrig.
- Sphingomonas flavalba
- "Sphingomonas flavescens"
- Sphingomonas flavida
- Sphingomonas flavus
- Sphingomonas folii
- Sphingomonas fonticola
- Sphingomonas formosensis
- Sphingomonas frigidaeris
- Sphingomonas fucosidasi
- "Sphingomonas fuzhouensis"
- Sphingomonas gei
- Sphingomonas gellani
- Sphingomonas gilva
- Sphingomonas gimensis
- Sphingomonas ginkgonis
- Sphingomonas ginsengisoli
- Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans
- "Sphingomonas ginsenosidivorax"
- Sphingomonas glacialis
- "Sphingomonas glaciei"
- Sphingomonas gotjawalisoli
- Sphingomonas guangdongensis
- Sphingomonas haloaromaticamans
- Sphingomonas hankookensis
- "Sphingomonas hankyongensis"
- Sphingomonas hankyongi
- Sphingomonas hengshuiensis
- Sphingomonas herbicidovorans
- Sphingomonas histidinilytica
- Sphingomonas hominis
- "Sphingomonas horti"
- Sphingomonas humi
- Sphingomonas hunanensis
- Sphingomonas hylomeconis
- "Sphingomonas imawarii"
- Sphingomonas immobilis
- Sphingomonas indica
- Sphingomonas insulae
- Sphingomonas japonica
- Sphingomonas jaspsi
- Sphingomonas jatrophae
- Sphingomonas jeddahensis
- Sphingomonas jejuensis
- Sphingomonas jinjuensis
- Sphingomonas kaistensis
- Sphingomonas koreensis
- Sphingomonas kyeonggiense
- Sphingomonas kyeonggiensis corrig.
- Sphingomonas kyungheensis
- Sphingomonas lacunae
- Sphingomonas lacus
- Sphingomonas lacusdianchii
- Sphingomonas larreae
- Sphingomonas laterariae
- Sphingomonas leidyi
- Sphingomonas lenta
- Sphingomonas limnosediminicola
- Sphingomonas liriopis
- Sphingomonas longa
- Sphingomonas lutea
- Sphingomonas lycopersici
- Sphingomonas macrogolitabida corrig.
- Sphingomonas macrogoltabida corrig.
- Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus
- Sphingomonas mali
- Sphingomonas melonis
- Sphingomonas mesophila
- Sphingomonas metalli
- "Sphingomonas mohensis"
- Sphingomonas mollis
- Sphingomonas molluscorum
- Sphingomonas montana
- Sphingomonas montanisoli
- Sphingomonas montis
- Sphingomonas morindae
- Sphingomonas mucosissima
- Sphingomonas naasensis
- Sphingomonas naphthae
- Sphingomonas natans
- Sphingomonas natatoria
- Sphingomonas nostoxanthinifaciens
- Sphingomonas olei
- Sphingomonas oleivorans
- Sphingomonas oligoaromativorans
- Sphingomonas oligophenolica
- Sphingomonas oryzagri
- Sphingomonas oryziterrae
- Sphingomonas paeninsulae
- Sphingomonas palmae
- "Sphingomonas paludis"
- Sphingomonas palustris
- Sphingomonas panacis
- Sphingomonas panacisoli
- Sphingomonas panaciterrae
- Sphingomonas panni
- Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis
- "Sphingomonas parva"
- "Sphingomonas parvus"
- Sphingomonas paucimobilis
- "Candidatus Sphingomonas perruchoniana"
- "Sphingomonas phoenicis"
- Sphingomonas phyllosphaerae
- Sphingomonas piscinae
- Sphingomonas piscis
- Sphingomonas pituitosa
- Sphingomonas plantiphila
- Sphingomonas pokkalii
- Sphingomonas pollutisoli
- Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans
- Sphingomonas populi
- Sphingomonas prati
- Sphingomonas profundi
- Sphingomonas pruni
- Sphingomonas pseudosanguinis
- Sphingomonas psychrolutea
- Sphingomonas psychrotolerans
- Sphingomonas qilianensis
- "Sphingomonas qomolangmaensis"
- Sphingomonas quercus
- Sphingomonas radicis
- Sphingomonas radiodurans
- Sphingomonas rhamnosi
- Sphingomonas rhizophila
- Sphingomonas rosa
- "Sphingomonas rosea"
- Sphingomonas roseiflava corrig.
- Sphingomonas roseoflava
- Sphingomonas rubra
- Sphingomonas rustica
- Sphingomonas sabuli
- Sphingomonas sandaracina
- Sphingomonas sanguinis corrig.
- Sphingomonas sanguis
- Sphingomonas sanxanigenens
- Sphingomonas sediminicola
- Sphingomonas segetis
- Sphingomonas silvisoli
- Sphingomonas sinipercae
- Sphingomonas solaris
- Sphingomonas soli
- Sphingomonas sorbitolis
- Sphingomonas spermidinifaciens
- Sphingomonas starnbergensis
- Sphingomonas stygia
- Sphingomonas suaedae
- Sphingomonas subarctica
- Sphingomonas suberifaciens
- Sphingomonas subterranea
- "Sphingomonas swuensis"
- Sphingomonas tabacisoli
- Sphingomonas taejonensis
- Sphingomonas tagetis
- "Sphingomonas taxi"
- Sphingomonas telluris
- Sphingomonas terrae
- Sphingomonas trueperi
- Sphingomonas turrisvirgatae
- Sphingomonas ursincola
- Sphingomonas vulcanisoli
- Sphingomonas wittichii
- "Sphingomonas xanthus"
- Sphingomonas xenophaga
- Sphingomonas xinjiangensis
- Sphingomonas yabuuchiae
- Sphingomonas yanoikuyae
- Sphingomonas yantingensis
- Sphingomonas yunnanensis
- Sphingomonas zeae
- Sphingomonas zeicaulis
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Name: Sphingomonas floccifaciens Fan et al. 2019
Etymology: floc.ci.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. n. floccus, floc; L. pres. part. faciens, making, forming; N.L. fem. part. adj. floccifaciens, forming flocs
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … flok-ki-FA-ki-ens, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.15797; FQM01; KCTC 52630
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX022124
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Fan QM, Zhang RG, Chen HY, Feng QQ, Lv J. Sphingomonas floccifaciens sp. nov., isolated from subterranean sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1531-1536. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.
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 Pseudostakelama floccifaciens (Fan et al. 2019) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 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.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Fan QM, Zhang RG, Chen HY, Feng QQ, Lv J. Sphingomonas floccifaciens sp. nov., isolated from subterranean sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1531-1536. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 800824
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