Species ***Sphingomonas* *oligophenolica***

Name: Sphingomonas oligophenolica Ohta et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.li.go.phe.no’li.ca. Gr. masc. adj. oligos, little, scanty; N.L. neut. n. phenol, phenol; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. oligophenolica, relating to small amounts of phenolic compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-li-go-p^he-NO-li-ka, feminine

Type strain: CIP 107926; DSM 17107; JCM 12082; S213

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB018439 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ohta H, Hattori R, Ushiba Y, Mitsui H, Ito M, Watanabe H, Tonosaki A, Hattori T. Sphingomonas oligophenolica sp. nov., a halo- and organo-sensitive oligotrophic bacterium from paddy soil that degrades phenolic acids at low concentrations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2185-2190. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

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 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 16 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: Ohta H, Hattori R, Ushiba Y, Mitsui H, Ito M, Watanabe H, Tonosaki A, Hattori T. Sphingomonas oligophenolica sp. nov., a halo- and organo-sensitive oligotrophic bacterium from paddy soil that degrades phenolic acids at low concentrations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2185-2190. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 781018

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Species Sphingomonas oligophenolica

Species ***Sphingomonas* *oligophenolica***