= Sphingomonas paucimobilis
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<Sphingomonas paucimobilis> is a <species> of <bacteria> and the <type species> of <Sphingomonas>. It was formerly named `Pseudomonas paucimobilis`; the current combination transfers the species to a different <taxonomic genus>. The two names are tied to the same nomenclatural type, rather than denoting two newly discovered organisms.<Sphingomonas paucimobilis in LPSN>[Species record, basonym, homotypic synonym and genus-type note]{ref}
The 1990 proposal used several kinds of molecular evidence: partial <16S ribosomal RNA> sequences, cellular <glycolipids> of the <sphingolipid> family, and the predominant <ubiquinone> Q10. Combining sequence comparisons with chemical composition supplied a stronger basis for the proposed genus than resemblance under one observation alone.<Sphingomonas genus and species proposals by E. Yabuuchi and others>[Abstract, sequence and cellular-lipid evidence]{ref}
The <type strain> has deposits including ATCC29837, DSM1098 and NCTC11030.<Sphingomonas paucimobilis in LPSN>[Type-strain field]{ref} These different collection codes illustrate why the identifier and its collection must travel together: three codes can refer to reference cultures of one strain, rather than three species. A separate environmental isolate needs its own identification evidence. Likewise, a protective effect measured for some other <Sphingomonas> isolate should not be assigned to <Sphingomonas paucimobilis> solely because the genus names match.
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