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Name: Sphingomonas hominis Zhang et al. 2021
Etymology: ho’mi.nis. L. gen. masc. n. hominis, of a human being, named for the host from whose hair this species is found
Pronunciation, gender: HO-mi-nis, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.17504; HHU CXW; KCTC 72946; MCCC 1K04223
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Effective publication:
Zhang DF, Cui XW, Zhao Z, Zhang AH, Huang JK, Li WJ. Sphingomonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from hair of a 21-year-old girl. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1523-1530.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Zhang DF, Cui XW, Zhao Z, Zhang AH, Huang JK, Li WJ. Sphingomonas hominis sp. nov., isolated from hair of a 21-year-old girl. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1523-1530.
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Record number: 20283