Name: Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans Luo et al. 2012
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. part. adj. polyaromaticivorans, devouring many aromatic (compounds)
Type strain: B2-7; DSM 27062; JCM 16711; KCCM 42951
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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
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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