Species Sphingomonas sanguis

Name: Sphingomonas sanguis Takeuchi et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SAN-gu͡is, feminine

Type strain: 13937T; ATCC 51382; CIP 104197; DSM 13885; GIFU 2397; HAMBI 2010; IFO 13937; JCM 7514; LMG 17325; NBRC 13937

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16S rRNA gene: AB680528 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Takeuchi M, Kawai F, Shimada Y, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of polyethylene glycol-utilizing bacteria: emended description of the genus Sphingomonas and new descriptions of Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus sp. nov., Sphingomonas sanguis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas terrae sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:227-238. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 47. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:864-865.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingomonas sanguinis corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingomonas sanguinis corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Sphingomonas sanguinis corrig. Takeuchi et al. 1993, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:615. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Takeuchi M, Kawai F, Shimada Y, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of polyethylene glycol-utilizing bacteria: emended description of the genus Sphingomonas and new descriptions of Sphingomonas macrogoltabidus sp. nov., Sphingomonas sanguis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas terrae sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:227-238. 🇯🇵

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Species Sphingomonas sanguis