Species ***Sphingomonas* *paucimobilis***

Name: Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pau.ci.mo.bi.lis. L. masc. adj. paucus, few, little; L. masc./fem. adj. mobilis, movable, mobile; N.L. fem. adj. paucimobilis, intended to mean few motile cells

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29837; CCUG 31192; CCUG 6518; CIP 100752; DSM 1098; GIFU 2395; HAMBI 1744; IFO 13935; JCM 7516; LMG 1227; NBRC 13935; NCAIM B.01654; NCTC 11030; VKM B-2241

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16S rRNA gene: D16144 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Yano I, Oyaizu H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Yamamoto H. Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1990; 34:99-119.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- 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.

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Yano I, Oyaizu H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Yamamoto H. Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1990; 34:99-119.
- ⏰ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus devorans" Zimmermann 1890 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
- ⏰ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Flavobacterium devorans (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 474 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Yano I, Oyaizu H, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Yamamoto H. Proposals of Sphingomonas paucimobilis gen. nov. and comb. nov., Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas yanoikuyae sp. nov., Sphingomonas adhaesiva sp. nov., Sphingomonas capsulata comb. nov., and two genospecies of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1990; 34:99-119.

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Species Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Species ***Sphingomonas* *paucimobilis***