Species Sphingomonas taejonensis

Name: Sphingomonas taejonensis Lee et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tae.jo.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. taejonensis, of Taejon, Korea, the geographical origin of the new species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-GO-mo-nas ta͡e-jo-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 15583; IFO 16724; JCM 11457; JSS54; KCCM 41068; KCTC 2884; NBRC 16724

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF131297 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JS, Shin YK, Yoon JH, Takeuchi M, Pyun YR, Park YH. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1491-1498. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Sphingopyxis taejonensis (Lee et al. 2001) Pal et al. 2006

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingopyxis taejonensis (Lee et al. 2001) Pal et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Sphingomonas taejonensis 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 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 4 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.
- 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sphingomonas taejonensis Lee et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 In IJSEM, the author name Shin, Y. K. is erroneously cited as Kook Shin, Y. (see: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, VI). — Kudo T. Personal communication, 2003-01-30.

Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990

Assigned by: Lee JS, Shin YK, Yoon JH, Takeuchi M, Pyun YR, Park YH. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1491-1498. 🇰🇷

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