Name: Sphingopyxis chilensis Godoy et al. 2003
Etymology: chi.len’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. chilensis, referring to Chile, where the type strain was isolated
Type strain: DSM 14889; LMG 20986; S37
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16S rRNA gene: AF367204 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
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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