Species Sphingomonas starnbergensis

Name: Sphingomonas starnbergensis Chen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: starn.ber.gen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. starnbergensis, from or pertaining to Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … starn-ber-GEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 382; DSM 25077; LMG 26763

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JN591314 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen H, Jogler M, Tindall BJ, Klenk HP, Rohde M, Busse HJ, Overmann J. Sphingomonas starnbergensis sp. nov., isolated from a prealpine freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1017-1023. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Rhizorhabdus starnbergensis (Chen et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Rhizorhabdus starnbergensis (Chen et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas starnbergensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphingomonas.
- 😷 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 3 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Chen H, Jogler M, Tindall BJ, Klenk HP, Rohde M, Busse HJ, Overmann J. Sphingomonas starnbergensis sp. nov., isolated from a prealpine freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1017-1023. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790567

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Species Sphingomonas starnbergensis