Name: Sphingomonas naphthae Chaudhary and Kim 2016
Etymology: naph’thae. Gr. fem. n. naphtha, oil; L. gen. fem. n. naphthae, of oil
Type strain: DKC-5-1; JCM 31294; KACC 18716; KEMB 9005-380
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16S rRNA gene: KU312690 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Sphingomonas naphthae sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4621-4627.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by: Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Sphingomonas naphthae sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4621-4627.
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Record number: 794862