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Species Sphingomonas mali
Name: Sphingomonas mali Takeuchi et al. 1995
Etymology: ma’li. N.L. gen. fem. n. mali, of Malus, the apple genus, the source of the organism; from L. fem. n. malus, an apple-tree
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MA-li, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 51840; CGMCC 1.7044; DSM 10565; HAMBI 2070; IFO 15500; JCM 10193; LMG 17331; NBRC 15500; NCIMB 13412; Y-347; Y-351
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB680884
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Takeuchi M, Sakane T, Yanagi M, Yamasato K, Hamana K, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of bacteria isolated from plants: proposal of Sphingomonas rosa sp. nov., Sphingomonas pruni sp. nov., Sphingomonas asaccharolytica sp. nov., and Sphingomonas mali sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:334-341. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.
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 Alterisphingomonas mali (Takeuchi et al. 1995) 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 12 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 type strain is designated as Y-347 (p. 335) or Y-351 (p. 341). According to Rule 33b note 2 the type strain should be Y-351.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Takeuchi M, Sakane T, Yanagi M, Yamasato K, Hamana K, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of bacteria isolated from plants: proposal of Sphingomonas rosa sp. nov., Sphingomonas pruni sp. nov., Sphingomonas asaccharolytica sp. nov., and Sphingomonas mali sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:334-341. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 781015
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