Name:Sphingomonaslimnosediminicola Lee et al. 2017
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:lim.no.se.di.mi.ni’co.la.Gr. fem. n.limnê, lake; L. neut. n.sedimen (gen. sedminis), sediment; L. masc./fem. n. suff.-cola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n.limnosediminicola, dweller of lake sediment, referring to the source of the type strain
Valid publication:
Lee JH, Kim DI, Choe HN, Lee SD, Seong CN. Sphingomonas limnosediminicola sp. nov. and Sphingomonas palustris sp. nov., isolated from freshwater environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2834-2841. 🇰🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
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 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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.