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Species Sphingomonas subarctica
Name: Sphingomonas subarctica Nohynek et al. 1996
Etymology: sub.arc’ti.ca. L. prep. sub, under, below; L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, arctic; N.L. fem. adj. subarctica, below the arctic, subartic, because the organism was isolated from a subarctic area, Finland
Pronunciation, gender: sub-ARK-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: CIP 105288; DSM 10700; HAMBI 2110; IFO 16058; JCM 10398; JCM 12332; KF1; NBRC 16058
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X94102
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nohynek LJ, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Suhonen EL, Busse HJ, Mohammadi M, Hantula J, Rainey F, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Description of chlorophenol-degrading Pseudomonas sp. strains KF1T, KF3, and NKF1 as a new species of the genus Sphingomonas, Sphingomonas subarctica sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1042-1055. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Novosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Lim et al. 2007
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Novosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Lim et al. 2007 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudonovosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Wang et al. 2025 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Lim et al. (2007), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lim YW, Moon EY, Chun J. Reclassification of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 as Novosphingobium resinovorum comb. nov., with Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 as a later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1906-1908.
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⏲ According to Lim et al. (2007), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Novosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Lim et al. 2007.
Publication:
Lim YW, Moon EY, Chun J. Reclassification of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 as Novosphingobium resinovorum comb. nov., with Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 as a later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1906-1908.
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⏲ According to Lim et al. (2007), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudonovosphingobium resinovorum (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Wang et al. 2025.
Publication:
Lim YW, Moon EY, Chun J. Reclassification of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 as Novosphingobium resinovorum comb. nov., with Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 as a later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1906-1908.
- ❗ Sphingomonas subarctica 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 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.
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⏲ According to Lim et al. (2007), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lim YW, Moon EY, Chun J. Reclassification of Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 as Novosphingobium resinovorum comb. nov., with Novosphingobium subarcticum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 as a later heterotypic synonym. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1906-1908.
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by:
Nohynek LJ, Nurmiaho-Lassila EL, Suhonen EL, Busse HJ, Mohammadi M, Hantula J, Rainey F, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Description of chlorophenol-degrading Pseudomonas sp. strains KF1T, KF3, and NKF1 as a new species of the genus Sphingomonas, Sphingomonas subarctica sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1042-1055.
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Record number: 781033
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