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Species Stenotrophomonas bentonitica
Name: Stenotrophomonas bentonitica Sánchez-Castro et al. 2017
Etymology: ben.to.ni’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. bentonitica, referring to bentonite, the type of clay from which this bacterium was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ben-to-NI-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: BII-R7; CECT 9180; DSM 103927; LMG 29893
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HG800055
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sanchez-Castro I, Ruiz-Fresneda MA, Bakkali M, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Lopez-Fernandez M, Martinez-Rodriguez P, Merroun ML. Stenotrophomonas bentonitica sp. nov., isolated from bentonite formations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2779-2786. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Pseudostenotrophomonas bentonitica" (Sánchez-Castro et al. 2017) Chauviat et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published
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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 13 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.
Parent taxon: Stenotrophomonas Palleroni and Bradbury 1993
Assigned by:
Sanchez-Castro I, Ruiz-Fresneda MA, Bakkali M, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Lopez-Fernandez M, Martinez-Rodriguez P, Merroun ML. Stenotrophomonas bentonitica sp. nov., isolated from bentonite formations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2779-2786. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 795717
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