Name: Sphingopyxis granuli Kim et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra’nu.li. L. gen. neut. n. granuli, of a small grain pertaining to the granule, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: GRA-nu-li, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17810; KCTC 12209; NBRC 100800; see also StrainInfo.net; strain Kw07

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB187587 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kim MK, Im WT, Ohta H, Lee M, Lee ST. Sphingopyxis granuli sp. nov., a beta-glucosidase-producing bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae in alpha-4 subclass of the Proteobacteria. J Microbiol 2005; 43:152-157.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The type strain NBRC 100800 is not cited in the species description (protologue). Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Kim MK, Im WT, Ohta H, Lee M, Lee ST. Sphingopyxis granuli sp. nov., a beta-glucosidase-producing bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae in alpha-4 subclass of the Proteobacteria. J Microbiol 2005; 43:152-157.

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