Species ***Sphingomonas* *polyaromaticivorans***

Name: Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans Luo et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.a.ro.ma.ti.ci’vo.rans. Gr. adv. poly, many; L. masc. adj. aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. polyaromaticivorans, devouring many aromatic (compounds)

Pronunciation, gender: po-ly-a-ro-ma-ti-KI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: B2-7; DSM 27062; JCM 16711; KCCM 42951

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EF467848 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Luo YR, Tian Y, Huang X, Kwon K, Yang SH, Seo HS, Kim SJ, Zheng TL. Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from an oil port water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1223-1227.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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. 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.
- 😷 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 10 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: Luo YR, Tian Y, Huang X, Kwon K, Yang SH, Seo HS, Kim SJ, Zheng TL. Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium from an oil port water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1223-1227.

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Species Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans

Species ***Sphingomonas* *polyaromaticivorans***