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Species Sphingomonas kyeonggiensis
Name: Sphingomonas kyeonggiensis corrig. Son et al. 2014
Etymology: ky.e.ong.gi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kyeonggiensis, from Kyeongg
Pronunciation, gender: ky-e-on͡g-gi-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 101806; JCM 18825; KACC 17173; THG DT81
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC252615
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Son HM, Kook M, Tran HT, Kim KY, Park SY, Kim JH, Yi TH. Sphingomonas kyeonggiense sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:791-797. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2184-2187.
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 kyeonggiensis (Son et al. 2014) Wang et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Sphingomonas kyeonggiense Son et al. 2014 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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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 5 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.
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🧍 The epithet kyeonggiense was corrected by the editors of the validation list to kyeonggiensis.
Publication:
Son HM, Kook M, Tran HT, Kim KY, Park SY, Kim JH, Yi TH. Sphingomonas kyeonggiense sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:791-797. 🇰🇷
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Son HM, Kook M, Tran HT, Kim KY, Park SY, Kim JH, Yi TH. Sphingomonas kyeonggiense sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:791-797. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 791941
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