Species ***Sphingomonas* *oleivorans***

Name: Sphingomonas oleivorans Chen et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.le.i’vo.rans. L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. oleivorans, oil-devouring, capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-le-I-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: FW-11; HAMBI 3659; LMG 29274

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT855088 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen L, Chen WF, Xu ZL, Li W, Zhang XY, Li WJ, Wang L. Sphingomonas oleivorans sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3720-3725. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Neorhizorhabdus oleivorans (Chen et al. 2018) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Chen L, Chen WF, Xu ZL, Li W, Zhang XY, Li WJ, Wang L. Sphingomonas oleivorans sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3720-3725. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 798016

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Species Sphingomonas oleivorans

Species ***Sphingomonas* *oleivorans***