Species Sphingomonas herbicidovorans
Name: Sphingomonas herbicidovorans Zipper et al. 1997
Etymology: her.bi.ci.do.vo.rans. L. fem. n. herba, an herb; L. masc. n. suff. -cida, murderer, killer; from L. v. caedo, to cut or kill; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. part. adj. herbicidovorans, herbicide-devouring, referring to its ability to utilize herbicides as a sole source of carbon and energy
Type strain: ATCC 700291; CIP 106705; DSM 11019; IFO 16415; LMG 18315; MH; NBRC 16415
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16S rRNA gene:
AB022428
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Zipper C, Nickel K, Angst W, Kohler HP. Complete microbial degradation of both enantiomers of the chiral herbicide mecoprop [(RS)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid] in an enantioselective manner by Sphingomonas herbicidovorans sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996; 62:4318-4322. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 61. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:601-602.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Sphingobium herbicidovorans (Zipper et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sphingobium herbicidovorans (Zipper et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas herbicidovorans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphingomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Zipper C, Nickel K, Angst W, Kohler HP. Complete microbial degradation of both enantiomers of the chiral herbicide mecoprop [(RS)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid] in an enantioselective manner by Sphingomonas herbicidovorans sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996; 62:4318-4322.
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Record number: 781009
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