Name: Yabuuchia boeckii (Chen et al. 2013) Wang et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphingobium boeckii Chen et al. 2013

Etymology: boec’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. boeckii, of Böck, in honour of August Böck (born 1937), a renowned German microbiologist, for his contributions to general microbiology and microbial biochemistry

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ya-bu-U-k^hi-a BO͡EK-ki-i, feminine

Type strain: 469; DSM 25079; LMG 26901

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16S rRNA gene: JN591315 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Sphingobium boeckii Chen et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphingobium boeckii Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Yabuuchia Wang et al. 2025. Publication: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳
  • ❗ Yabuuchia boeckii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Yabuuchia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Yabuuchia Wang et al. 2025

Assigned by: Wang Y, You H, Kong YH, Sun C, Wu LH, Kim SG, Lee JS, Xu L, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the order Sphingomonadales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6769. 🇨🇳

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