Name: Novosphingobium pentaromativorans Sohn et al. 2004
Etymology: pent.a.ro.ma.ti.vo’rans. Gr. num. penta, five; L. gen. neut. n. aromatis, of spice; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. pentaromativorans, devouring/degrading aromatic compounds with five rings
Type strain: CIP 108548; DSM 17173; JCM 12182; KCTC 10454; US6-1
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Valid publication: Sohn JH, Kwon KK, Kang JH, Jung HB, Kim SJ. Novosphingobium pentaromativorans sp. nov., a high-molecular-mass polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from estuarine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1483-1487.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Novosphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001
Assigned by: Sohn JH, Kwon KK, Kang JH, Jung HB, Kim SJ. Novosphingobium pentaromativorans sp. nov., a high-molecular-mass polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from estuarine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1483-1487.
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