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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Sphingomonas rustica

Name: Sphingomonas rustica Lee et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rus’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. rustica, agricultural

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RUS-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: HF-S3; KACC 23554; TBRC 18352

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OR793048 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee H, Kim I, Park S, Woo H, Yook S, Seo T. Sphingomonas rustica sp. nov. and Sphingomonas agrestis sp. nov., novel carotenoid-producing bacterial species isolated from farm soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6551. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6588.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Lee H, Kim I, Park S, Woo H, Yook S, Seo T. Sphingomonas rustica sp. nov. and Sphingomonas agrestis sp. nov., novel carotenoid-producing bacterial species isolated from farm soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6551. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 54405
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