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Species Sphingomonas subterranea
Name: Sphingomonas subterranea Balkwill et al. 1997
Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, subterranean
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sup-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 700279; B 478; CIP 105153; DSM 12447; IFO 16086; NBRC 16086; NCIMB 13466; SMCC B0478
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB025014
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Reeves RH, Fredrickson JK, White DC, Ringelberg DB, Chandler DP, Romine MF, Kennedy DW, Spadoni CM. Taxonomic study of aromatic-degrading bacteria from deep-terrestrial-subsurface sediments and description of Sphingomonas aromaticivorans sp. nov., Sphingomonas subterranea sp. nov., and Sphingomonas stygia sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:191-201. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:603.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Novosphingobium subterraneum corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Novosphingobium subterraneum corrig. (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Novosphingobium suterraneae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Novosphingobium subterraneae (Balkwill et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas subterranea 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 5 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:
Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Reeves RH, Fredrickson JK, White DC, Ringelberg DB, Chandler DP, Romine MF, Kennedy DW, Spadoni CM. Taxonomic study of aromatic-degrading bacteria from deep-terrestrial-subsurface sediments and description of Sphingomonas aromaticivorans sp. nov., Sphingomonas subterranea sp. nov., and Sphingomonas stygia sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:191-201. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 781035
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