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Species Sphingomonas solaris

Name: Sphingomonas solaris Tanner et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: so.la’ris. L. fem. adj. solaris, pertaining to the sun, referring to the origin of the type strain, isolated from the surface of solar panels

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sphin-GO-mo-nas so-LA-ris, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9811; LMG 31344; R4DWN

16S rRNA gene: MK569518 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Tanner K, Mancuso CP, Pereto J, Khalil AS, Vilanova C, Pascual J. Sphingomonas solaris sp. nov., isolated from a solar panel in Boston, Massachusetts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1814-1821. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Tanner K, Mancuso CP, Pereto J, Khalil AS, Vilanova C, Pascual J. Sphingomonas solaris sp. nov., isolated from a solar panel in Boston, Massachusetts. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1814-1821. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 5896