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Species Sphingomonas hengshuiensis
Name: Sphingomonas hengshuiensis Wei et al. 2015
Etymology: heng.shu.i.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. hengshuiensis, of or belonging to Hengshui University in China
Pronunciation, gender: hen͡g-s͡hu-i-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015265; HSW6; KCTC 42455; WHSC-8
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC118516
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wei S, Wang T, Liu H, Zhang C, Guo J, Wang Q, Liang K, Zhang Z. Sphingomonas hengshuiensis sp. nov., isolated from lake wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4644-4649. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.
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 Alteristakelama hengshuiensis (Wei et al. 2015) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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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 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:
Wei S, Wang T, Liu H, Zhang C, Guo J, Wang Q, Liang K, Zhang Z. Sphingomonas hengshuiensis sp. nov., isolated from lake wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4644-4649.
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Record number: 793645
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