Name: Sphingomonas formosensis Lin et al. 2012
Etymology: for.mo.sen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. formosensis, of or pertaining to Formosa (Taiwan), the beautiful island
Type strain: BCRC 80272; CC-Nfb-2; DSM 24164
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16S rRNA gene: HM193517 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Lin SY, Shen FT, Lai WA, Zhu ZL, Chen WM, Chou JH, Lin ZY, Young CC. Sphingomonas formosensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1581-1586.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by: Lin SY, Shen FT, Lai WA, Zhu ZL, Chen WM, Chou JH, Lin ZY, Young CC. Sphingomonas formosensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1581-1586.
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Record number: 790015