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Species Sphingomonas jatrophae
Name: Sphingomonas jatrophae Madhaiyan et al. 2017
Etymology: ja.tro’phae. N.L. gen. fem. n. jatrophae, of Jatropha, isolated from leaf tissue of Jatropha curcas L.
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-TRO-pha͡e, feminine
Type strain: DSM 27345; KACC 17593; S5-249
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ660172
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Madhaiyan M, Alex THH, Cho H, Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kwon SW, Whitman WB, Ji L. Sphingomonas jatrophae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas carotinifaciens sp. nov., two yellow-pigmented endophytes isolated from stem tissues of Jatropha curcas L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5150-5158. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pararhizorhabdus jatrophae (Madhaiyan et al. 2017) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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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:
Madhaiyan M, Alex THH, Cho H, Kim SJ, Weon HY, Kwon SW, Whitman WB, Ji L. Sphingomonas jatrophae sp. nov. and Sphingomonas carotinifaciens sp. nov., two yellow-pigmented endophytes isolated from stem tissues of Jatropha curcas L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5150-5158. 🇸🇬
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Record number: 796350
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