Name: Sphingomonas melonis Buonaurio et al. 2002
Etymology: me.lo’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. melonis, of melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus, Spanish melon), referring to the fruit of the plant for which the organism is pathogenic
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas me-LO-nis, feminine
Type strain: DAPP-PG 224; DSM 14444; LMG 19484
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16S rRNA gene:
AB055863
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Buonaurio R, Stravato VM, Kosako Y, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Kobayashi K, Cappelli C, Yabuuchi E. Sphingomonas melonis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that causes brown spots on yellow Spanish melon fruits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2081-2087. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Buonaurio R, Stravato VM, Kosako Y, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Kobayashi K, Cappelli C, Yabuuchi E. Sphingomonas melonis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that causes brown spots on yellow Spanish melon fruits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2081-2087. 🇮🇹
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