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Species Sphingopyxis flava
Name: Sphingopyxis flava Verma et al. 2015
Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, yellow, referring to the colony colour
Pronunciation, gender: … FLA-wa, feminine
Type strain: DSM 28472; MCC 2778; R11H
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ726770
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Verma H, Rani P, Kumar Singh A, Kumar R, Dwivedi V, Negi V, Lal R. Sphingopyxis flava sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3720-3726. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 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:
Verma H, Rani P, Kumar Singh A, Kumar R, Dwivedi V, Negi V, Lal R. Sphingopyxis flava sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3720-3726. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 793306
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