Species Sphingomonas suberifaciens

Name: Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al. 1990) Yabuuchi et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhizomonas suberifaciens van Bruggen et al. 1990

Etymology: su.be.ri.fa’ci.ens. L. neut. n. suber (gen. suberis), cork; L. pres. part. faciens, making, producing; N.L. fem. part. adj. suberifaciens, cork making

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-mo-nas su-be-ri-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49355; Ca1; CIP 105429; DSM 7465; EY 2404; ICMP 12535; IFO 15211; JCM 8521; LMG 17323; NBRC 15211; NCPPB 3629

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16S rRNA gene: KF437561 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Naka T, Suzuki S, Yano I. Proposal of Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen, Jochimsen and Brown 1990) comb. nov., sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) comb. nov., Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1999; 43:339-349. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 70. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:935-936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Rhizorhapis suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al. 1990) Francis et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingobium suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al. 1990) Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Rhizorhapis suberifaciens (van Bruggen et al. 1990) Francis et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Rhizomonas suberifaciens van Bruggen et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name

Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas suberifaciens 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 On the Validation List no. 70 and in the paper by Yabuuchi et al. 1999, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC 49382. Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:1952.
- 🧍 The basonym Rhizomonas suberifaciens van Bruggen et al. 1990 is not in accordance with the rules of the ICNP because it is placed in a genus whose name is not in accordance with the rules of the ICNP (see: Rhizomonas). However, according to Rule 32b, the specific epithet (suberifaciens) is in accordance with the rules of the ICNP. So, the combination Sphingomonas suberifaciens is a correct name and must be used as long as it is the single legitimate, validly published name. Publication: Van Bruggen AHC, Jochimsen KN, Brown PR. Rhizomonas suberifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., the causal agent of corky root of lettuce. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:175-188.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Kosako Y, Naka T, Suzuki S, Yano I. Proposal of Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen, Jochimsen and Brown 1990) comb. nov., sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) comb. nov., Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas. Microbiol Immunol 1999; 43:339-349. 🇯🇵

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