Name: Sphingomonas alpina Margesin et al. 2012
Etymology: al.pi’na. L. fem. adj. alpina, of or pertaining to the Alps, Alpine, referring to the isolation of this strain from an alpine environment
Type strain: DSM 22537; LMG 26055; S8-3
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16S rRNA gene: MT821524 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Margesin R, Zhang DC, Busse HJ. Sphingomonas alpina sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from alpine soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1558-1563.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990
Assigned by: Margesin R, Zhang DC, Busse HJ. Sphingomonas alpina sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from alpine soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1558-1563.
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Record number: 790013