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Species Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans
Name: Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans Choi et al. 2011
Etymology: gin.se.no.si.di.mu’tans. N.L. neut. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. fem. part. adj. ginsenosidimutans, ginsenoside-converting
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gin-se-no-si-di-MU-tans, feminine
Type strain: DSM 26617; Gsoil 1429; JCM 17074; KACC 14949; LMG 25799
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM204925
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Choi TE, Liu QM, Yang JE, Sun S, Kim SY, Yi TH, Im WT. Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside converting activity. J Microbiol 2010; 48:760-766. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Feng et al. 2018
Feng GD, Yang SZ, Zhu HH, Li HP. Emended descriptions of the species Sphingomonas adhaesiva Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans Choi et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:970-973. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.
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Feng et al. 2018
Feng GD, Yang SZ, Zhu HH, Li HP. Emended descriptions of the species Sphingomonas adhaesiva Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans Choi et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:970-973.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 6 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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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Choi TE, Liu QM, Yang JE, Sun S, Kim SY, Yi TH, Im WT. Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside converting activity. J Microbiol 2010; 48:760-766. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 789483
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