Name: Sphingopyxis alaskensis (Vancanneyt et al. 2001) Godoy et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001

Etymology: a.las.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. alaskensis, referring to Alaska

Pronunciation, gender: a-las-KEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 45028; CIP 106977; DSM 13593; LMG 18877; RB 2256

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z73631 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Godoy F, Vancanneyt M, Martinez M, Steinbuchel A, Swings J, Rehm BH. Sphingopyxis chilensis sp. nov., a chlorophenol-degrading bacterium that accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate, and transfer of Sphingomonas alaskensis to Sphingopyxis alaskensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:473-477.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingomonas alaskensis Vancanneyt et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15321 (N = 17).
  • 😷 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 41 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Godoy F, Vancanneyt M, Martinez M, Steinbuchel A, Swings J, Rehm BH. Sphingopyxis chilensis sp. nov., a chlorophenol-degrading bacterium that accumulates polyhydroxyalkanoate, and transfer of Sphingomonas alaskensis to Sphingopyxis alaskensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:473-477.

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Record number: 781045