Sphingobium

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Sphingobium

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 27
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sphingobium yanoikuyae (Yabuuchi et al. 1990) Takeuchi et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. sphingosinum (from Gr. gen. n. sphingos, of sphinx, and suff.-ine) sphingosine; N.L. pref. sphingo-, pertaining to sphingosine; Gr. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Sphingobium, sphingosine-containing life.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), HAMANA (K.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1405-1417.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Sphingobium is a neo-Latin noun in the neuter gender, not in the feminine gender as cited by Takeuchi et al. 2001.

---> ¤ Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 emend. Yabuuchi et al. 2002.

Note: According to Takeuchi et al. 2001 the type species of the genus Sphingobium [¤ Sphingobium yanoikuyae (Yabuuchi et al. 1990) Takeuchi et al. 2001] is a later homotypic synonym of ¤ Sphingomonas yanoikuyae Yabuuchi et al. 1990. However, Yabuuchi et al. 2002 consider that the type species of the genus Sphingobium should be placed in the genus ¤ Sphingomonas. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal may no longer use the genus name Sphingobium, whereas those who adhere to the taxonomic interpretation of Takeuchi et al. 2001 may continue to use the genus name Sphingobium.
Reference: YABUUCHI (E.), KOSAKO (Y.), FUJIWARA (N.), NAKA (T.), MATSUNAGA (I.), OGURA (H.) and KOBAYASHI (K.): Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1485-1496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium abikonense Kumari et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NBRC 16140 = IAM 12404 = JCM 20554 = KCTC 2864.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB021416.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. abikonense, pertaining to Abiko, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: KUMARI (H.), GUPTA (S.K.), JINDAL (S.), KATOCH (P.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium lactosutens sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site and Sphingobium abikonense sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2291-2296.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium amiense Ushiba et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain YT = IAM 15006 = CIP 107839 = JCM 11777 = NBRC 102518.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB047364.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. amiense, of Ami, Ibaraki, Japan, where the type strain of this organism was isolated.
Reference: USHIBA (Y.), TAKAHARA (Y.) and OHTA (H.): Sphingobium amiense sp. nov., a novel nonylphenol-degrading bacterium isolated from a river sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 2045-2048.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium aromaticiconvertens Wittich et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RW16 = CIP 109198 = DSM 12677.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM181012.
Etymology: L. adj. aromaticus, aromatic; N.L. neut. n. aromaticum, aromatic compound; L. part. adj. convertens, converting; N.L. part. adj. aromaticiconvertens, converting aromatic compounds (into other form).
Reference: WITTICH (R.M.), BUSSE (H.J.), KÄMPFER (P.), TIIROLA (M.), WIESER (M.), MACEDO (A.J.) and ABRAHAM (W.R.): Sphingobium aromaticiconvertens sp. nov., a xenobiotic-compound-degrading bacterium from polluted river sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 306-310.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium chinhatense Dadhwal et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IP26 = CCM 7432 = MTCC8598.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF190507.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. chinhatense, pertaining to Chinhat, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: DADHWAL (M.), JIT (S.), KUMARI (H.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium chinhatense sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from an HCH dumpsite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3140-3144.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium chlorophenolicum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33790 = CIP 104885 = DSM 7098 = IFO (now NBRC) 16172 = JCM 10275 = LMG 17771.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas chlorophenolica Nohynek et al. 1996.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X87161.
Etymology: N.L. n. chlorophenol, chlorophenol; L. neut. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. chlorophenolicum, relating to chlorophenols.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), HAMANA (K.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1405-1417.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sphingobium chlorophenolicum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Sphingomonas chlorophenolica Nohynek et al. 1996.

Note: Sphingobium chlorophenolicum (Nohynek et al. 1996) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is a later homotypic synonym of Sphingomonas chlorophenolica Nohynek et al. 1996.
Reference: YABUUCHI (E.), KOSAKO (Y.), FUJIWARA (N.), NAKA (T.), MATSUNAGA (I.), OGURA (H.) and KOBAYASHI (K.): Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1485-1496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium chungbukense (Kim et al. 2000) Pal et al. 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DJ77 = IMSNU 11152 = JCM 11454 = KCTC 2955.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF159257.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas chungbukensis Kim et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. chungbukense, named after Chungbuk National University.
Reference: PAL (R.), BALA (S.), DADHWAL (M.), KUMAR (M.), DHINGRA (G.), PRAKASH (O.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.), SHIVAJI (S.), CULLUM (J.), HOLLIGER (C.) and LAL (R.): Hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterial strains Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A, UT26 and Sp+, having similar lin genes, represent three distinct species, Sphingobium indicum sp. nov., Sphingobium japonicum sp. nov. and Sphingobium francense sp. nov., and reclassification of [Sphingomonas] chungbukensis as Sphingobium chungbukense comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1965-1972.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium cloacae (Fujii et al. 2001) Prakash and Lal 2006, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain S-3 = CIP 107076 = DSM 14926 = IAM 14885 = JCM 10874 = NBRC 102517.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB040739.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas cloacae Fujii et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. gen. n. cloacae, of a sewer, the source of the organism.
Reference: PRAKASH (O.) and LAL (R.): Description of Sphingobium fuliginis sp. nov., a phenanthrene-degrading bacterium from a fly ash dumping site, and reclassification of Sphingomonas cloacae as Sphingobium cloacae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2147-2152.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium faniae Guo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JZ-2 = CGMCC 1.7749 = DSM 21829.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ373058.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. faniae, of Fan, to honour Yun-Liu Fan, a respected molecular biologist, for her contributions to the development of agricultural genetic engineering in China.
Reference: GUO (P.), WANG (B.Z.), HANG (B.J.), LI (L.), LI (S.P.) and HE (J.): Sphingobium faniae sp. nov., a pyrethroid-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge treating wastewater from pyrethroid manufacture. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 408-412.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The epithet faniae is a "N.L. gen. fem. n.", not a "N.L. fem. n." as cited in the paper by Guo et al. 2010.

Sphingobium francense Pal et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Sp+ = CCM 7288 = MTCC 6363.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY519130.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. francense, pertaining to France, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PAL (R.), BALA (S.), DADHWAL (M.), KUMAR (M.), DHINGRA (G.), PRAKASH (O.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.), SHIVAJI (S.), CULLUM (J.), HOLLIGER (C.) and LAL (R.): Hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterial strains Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A, UT26 and Sp+, having similar lin genes, represent three distinct species, Sphingobium indicum sp. nov., Sphingobium japonicum sp. nov. and Sphingobium francense sp. nov., and reclassification of [Sphingomonas] chungbukensis as Sphingobium chungbukense comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1965-1972.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium fuliginis Prakash and Lal 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TKP = CCM 7327 = MTCC 7295.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ092757.
Etymology: L. gen. n. fuliginis, of soot, referring to the coal fly ash from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PRAKASH (O.) and LAL (R.): Description of Sphingobium fuliginis sp. nov., a phenanthrene-degrading bacterium from a fly ash dumping site, and reclassification of Sphingomonas cloacae as Sphingobium cloacae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2147-2152.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium herbicidovorans (Zipper et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MH = CIP 106705 = ATCC 700291 = DSM 11019 = IFO (now NBRC) 16415 = LMG 18315.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB022428.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas herbicidovorans Zipper et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. n. herba, an herb; L. suff. -cida (from L. v. caedo, to cut or kill), murderer, killer; L. part. adj. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. part. adj. herbicidovorans, herbicide-devouring, referring to its ability to utilize herbicides as a sole source of carbon and energy.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), HAMANA (K.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1405-1417.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sphingobium herbicidovorans (Zipper et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Sphingomonas herbicidovorans Zipper et al. 1997.

Note: Sphingobium herbicidovorans (Zipper et al. 1997) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is a later homotypic synonym of Sphingomonas herbicidovorans Zipper et al. 1997.
Reference: YABUUCHI (E.), KOSAKO (Y.), FUJIWARA (N.), NAKA (T.), MATSUNAGA (I.), OGURA (H.) and KOBAYASHI (K.): Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1485-1496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium indicum Pal et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B90A = CCM 7286 = MTCC 6364.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY519129.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. indicum, pertaining to India, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PAL (R.), BALA (S.), DADHWAL (M.), KUMAR (M.), DHINGRA (G.), PRAKASH (O.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.), SHIVAJI (S.), CULLUM (J.), HOLLIGER (C.) and LAL (R.): Hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterial strains Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A, UT26 and Sp+, having similar lin genes, represent three distinct species, Sphingobium indicum sp. nov., Sphingobium japonicum sp. nov. and Sphingobium francense sp. nov., and reclassification of [Sphingomonas] chungbukensis as Sphingobium chungbukense comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1965-1972.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium japonicum Pal et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain UT26 = CCM 7287 = MTCC 6362.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF039168.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. japonicum, pertaining to Japan, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PAL (R.), BALA (S.), DADHWAL (M.), KUMAR (M.), DHINGRA (G.), PRAKASH (O.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.), SHIVAJI (S.), CULLUM (J.), HOLLIGER (C.) and LAL (R.): Hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacterial strains Sphingomonas paucimobilis B90A, UT26 and Sp+, having similar lin genes, represent three distinct species, Sphingobium indicum sp. nov., Sphingobium japonicum sp. nov. and Sphingobium francense sp. nov., and reclassification of [Sphingomonas] chungbukensis as Sphingobium chungbukense comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1965-1972.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium jiangsuense Zhang et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BA-3 = CCTCC AB 2010217 = KACC 16433 = KCTC 23196.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HM748834.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. jiangsuense, of or pertaining to Jiangsu, the province where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: ZHANG (J.), LANG (Z.F.), ZHENG (J.W.), HANG (B.J.), DUAN (X.Q.), HE (J.) and LI (S.P.): Sphingobium jiangsuense sp. nov., a 3-phenoxybenzoic acid-degrading bacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 800-805.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium lactosutens Kumari et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS20 = CCM 7540 = MTCC 9471.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU675846.
Etymology: N.L. n. lactosum, lactose; L. v. utor, to use, make use of, employ; N.L. part. adj. lactosutens, using lactose, assimilating lactose.
Reference: KUMARI (H.), GUPTA (S.K.), JINDAL (S.), KATOCH (P.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium lactosutens sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane dump site and Sphingobium abikonense sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2291-2296.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium lucknowense Garg et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain F2 = CCM 7544 = MTCC 9456.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF534725.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. lucknowense, of or belonging to Lucknow.
Reference: GARG (N.), BALA (K.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium lucknowense sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from HCH-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 618-623.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium olei Young et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IMMIB HF-1 = CCUG 54329 = DSM 18999.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM489507.
Etymology: L. gen. n. olei, of/from oil, as the organism was isolated from oil-contaminated soil.
Reference: YOUNG (C.C.), HO (M.J.), ARUN (A.B.), CHEN (W.M.), LAI (W.A.), SHEN (F.T.), REKHA (P.D.) and YASSIN (A.F.): Sphingobium olei sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2613-2617.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium qiguonii Yan et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain X23 = CCTCC AB 208221 = DSM 21541.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU095328.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. qiguonii, of Qi-Guo, to honour Qi-Guo Zhao, a respected Chinese pedologist, for his enormous contributions to pedology and soil biology in China.
Reference: YAN (Q.X.), WANG (Y.X.), LI (S.P.), LI (W.J.) and HONG (Q.): Sphingobium qiguonii sp. nov., a carbaryl-degrading bacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2724-2728.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium quisquiliarum Bala et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain P25 = CCM 7543 = MTCC 9472.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU781657.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. quisquiliarum, of refuse, rubbish, trash, referring to the isolation of the type strain from an HCH dump site.
Reference: BALA (K.), SHARMA (P.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from an HCH-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 429-433.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium rhizovicinum Young et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CC-FH12-1 = BCRC 17770 = CCM 7491.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF465534.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, root; L. masc. adj. vicinus -a -um, neighbouring; N.L. neut. adj. rhizovicinum, neighbouring a root, referring to the rhizosphere, soil closely related to plant roots, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: YOUNG (C.C.), ARUN (A.B.), KÄMPFER (P.), BUSSE (H.J.), LAI (W.A.), CHEN (W.M.), SHEN (F.T.) and REKHA (P.D.): Sphingobium rhizovicinum sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Fortunella hindsii (Champ. ex Benth.) Swingle. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1801-1806.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The CCM accession number for the type strain of Sphingobium rhizovicinum should be CCM 7491 and not CCM 7941 as given in the abstract and species description.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2673.
Erratum in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium scionense Liang and Lloyd-Jones 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WP01 = DSM 19371 = ICMP 13533.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU009209.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. scionense, pertaining to Scion, a Crown Research Institute close to the isolation source of the type strain.
Reference: LIANG (Q.) and LLOYD-JONES (G.): Sphingobium scionense sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from contaminated sawmill soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 413-416.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium ummariense Singh and Lal 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RL-3 = CCM 7431 = MTCC 8599.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF207155.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. ummariense, pertaining to Ummari, the HCH-contaminated site from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: SINGH (A.) and LAL (R.): Sphingobium ummariense sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium, isolated from HCH-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 162-166.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium vermicomposti Vaz-Moreira et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VC-230 = CCUG 55809 = DSM 21299.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM998824.
Etymology: L. n. vermis, worm; N.L. neut. n. compostum, compost; N.L. gen. n. vermicomposti, of/from compost produced by earthworms.
Reference: VAZ-MOREIRA (I.), FARIA (C.), LOPES (A.R.), SVENSSON (L.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.), SILVA FERREIRA (A.C.), NUNES (O.C.) and MANAIA (C.M.): Sphingobium vermicomposti sp. nov., isolated from vermicompost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3145-3149.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium vulgare Baek et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HU1-GD12 = KCTC 22289 = LMG 24321.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ177535.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. vulgare, common, referring to the lack of specific characteristics.
Reference: BAEK (S.H.), LIM (J.H.) and LEE (S.T.): Sphingobium vulgare sp. nov., isolated from freshwater sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2473-2477.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sphingobium wenxiniae Wang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JZ-1 = CGMCC 1.7748 = DSM 21828.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ686047.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. wenxiniae, of Wen-xin, to honour Wen-xin Chen, a respected soil microbiologist, for her great contributions to the investigation and development of rhizobia resources in China.
Reference: WANG (B.Z.), GUO (P.), ZHENG (J.W.), HANG (B.J.), LI (L.), HE (J.) and LI (S.P.): Sphingobium wenxiniae sp. nov., a synthetic pyrethroid (SP)-degrading bacterium isolated from activated sludge in an SP-manufacturing wastewater treatment facility. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1776-1780.
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Sphingobium xenophagum (Stolz et al. 2000) Pal et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BN6 = CIP 107206 = DSM 6383.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X94098.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas xenophaga Stolz et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. xenophagum (from Gr. adj. xenos, foreign, and Gr. v. phagein to eat), eating foreign (xenobiotic) compounds.
Reference: PAL (R.), BHASIN (V.K.) and LAL (R.): Proposal to reclassify [Sphingomonas] xenophaga Stolz et al. 2000 and [Sphingomonas] taejonensis Lee et al. 2001 as Sphingobium xenophagum comb. nov. and Sphingopyxis taejonensis comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 667-670.
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Note: The specific epithet xenophagum, should be a "N.L. neut. adj.", not a "N.L. neut. n." as cited in the paper by Pal et al. 2006.

Sphingobium yanoikuyae (Yabuuchi et al. 1990) Takeuchi et al. 2001, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51230 = CCUG 28380 = CCUG 31205 = CIP 106726 = DSM 7462 = GIFU 9882 = HAMBI 1842 = IFO (now NBRC) 15102 = JCM 7371 = LMG 11252.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D13728.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingomonas yanoikuyae Yabuuchi et al. 1990.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. yanoikuyae, of Yano Ikuya, named in honor of Professor Ikuya Yano, the Japanese bacteriologist who first recognized the second major spot of alkaline-stable glycolipid (SGL-1', now known as galacturonosyl ceramide) on TLC.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), HAMANA (K.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Proposal of the genus Sphingomonas sensu stricto and three new genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, on the basis of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic analyses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1405-1417.
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Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Sphingobium yanoikuyae (Yabuuchi et al. 1990) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
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2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
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---> ¤ Sphingomonas yanoikuyae Yabuuchi et al. 1990.

Note: Sphingobium yanoikuyae (Yabuuchi et al. 1990) Takeuchi et al. 2001 is a later homotypic synonym of Sphingomonas yanoikuyae Yabuuchi et al. 1990.
Reference: YABUUCHI (E.), KOSAKO (Y.), FUJIWARA (N.), NAKA (T.), MATSUNAGA (I.), OGURA (H.) and KOBAYASHI (K.): Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium, Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis, in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1485-1496.
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