Species ***Sphingomonas* *insulae***

Name: Sphingomonas insulae Yoon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’su.lae. L. gen. fem. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: IN-su-la͡e, feminine

Type strain: DS-28; DSM 21792; JCM 14603; KCTC 12872

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF363714 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee SY, Oh TK. Sphingomonas insulae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:231-236.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Lee SY, Oh TK. Sphingomonas insulae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:231-236.

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Record number: 787159

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Species Sphingomonas insulae

Species ***Sphingomonas* *insulae***