Species Sphingopyxis indica

Name: Sphingopyxis indica Jindal et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, of India, place of isolation of the type strain (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^hin-go-PY-xis IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7542; DS15; DSM 27519; MCC 2023; MTCC 9455

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF494193 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jindal S, Dua A, Lal R. Sphingopyxis indica sp. nov., isolated from a high dose point hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated dumpsite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2186-2191. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The adjective indica is a Latin feminine adjective, not a neo-Latin feminine adjective as cited in the paper by Jindal et al. 2013. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Sphingopyxis Takeuchi et al. 2001

Assigned by: Jindal S, Dua A, Lal R. Sphingopyxis indica sp. nov., isolated from a high dose point hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-contaminated dumpsite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2186-2191. 🇮🇳

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