Etymology:hu.na.nen’sis.N.L. fem. adj.hunanensis, pertaining to Hunan Province, China, the source of the sample from which the type strain was isolated
Effective publication:
Chen QH, Chen JH, Ruan Y, Zhang YQ, Tang SK, Liu ZX, Li WJ, Chen YG. Sphingomonas hunanensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 99:753-760. 🇨🇳
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
🙆 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.