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Species Sphingomonas koreensis
Name: Sphingomonas koreensis Lee et al. 2001
Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of Korea, from where the new organisms were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 15582; IFO 16723; JCM 11456; JSS26; KACC 13892; KCCM 41069; KCTC 2882; NBRC 16723
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF131296
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee JS, Shin YK, Yoon JH, Takeuchi M, Pyun YR, Park YH. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1491-1498. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.
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 Alteristakelama koreensis (Lee et al. 2001) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 19 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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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. 🇩🇪
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🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sphingomonas koreensis Lee et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 In IJSEM, the author name Shin, Y. K. is erroneously cited as Kook Shin, Y. (see: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, VI). — Kudo T. Personal communication, 2003-01-30.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Lee JS, Shin YK, Yoon JH, Takeuchi M, Pyun YR, Park YH. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1491-1498. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 781010
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