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Species Sphingomonas indica
Name: Sphingomonas indica Niharika et al. 2012
Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, of India, the origin of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-ka, feminine
Type strain: CCM 7882; Dd16; DSM 25434
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ449390
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Niharika N, Jindal S, Kaur J, Lal R. Sphingomonas indica sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2997-3002. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Allosphingosinicella indica (Niharika et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Allosphingosinicella indica (Niharika et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas indica 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
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🧍 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:
Niharika N, Jindal S, Kaur J, Lal R. Sphingomonas indica sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2997-3002. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 790349
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