Species Sphingomonas histidinilytica

Name: Sphingomonas histidinilytica Nigam et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: his.ti.di.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. fem. n. histidina, histidine; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loosen; N.L. fem. adj. histidinilytica, histidine-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-mo-nas his-ti-di-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7545; DSM 24951; MTCC 9473; UM2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF530202 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nigam A, Jit S, Lal R. Sphingomonas histidinilytica sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1038-1043. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1715-1716.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhizorhabdus histidinilytica (Nigam et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Rhizorhabdus histidinilytica (Nigam et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas histidinilytica 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 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: Nigam A, Jit S, Lal R. Sphingomonas histidinilytica sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1038-1043. 🇮🇳

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