Genus Flavivirga
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Flavivirga jejuensis Yi et al. 2012.
Etymology: L. adj. flavus, yellow; L. fem. n. virga, a rod; N.L. fem. n. Flavivirga, a yellow rod.
Valid publication: YI (H.), CHO (J.C.) and CHUN (J.): Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1061-1068.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Flavivirga amylovorans Yi et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2681 = JCM 17112 = KACC 14157.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM475138.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. amylovorans, starch-devouring.
Valid publication: YI (H.), CHO (J.C.) and CHUN (J.): Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1061-1068.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Flavivirga aquimarina Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EC2D5=KCTC 52353=JCM 31796.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX245374.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus -a -um, marine; N.L. fem. adj. aquimarina, living in sea water.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LEE, J. H., KANG, J. W., CHOE, H. N. and SEONG, C. N. 2017. Flavivirga eckloniae sp. nov. and Flavivirga aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from seaweed Ecklonia cava. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3089-3094.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Flavivirga eckloniae Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ECD14=KCTC 52352=JCM 31797.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU725769.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. eckloniae, of Ecklonia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from Ecklonia cava.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LEE, J. H., KANG, J. W., CHOE, H. N. and SEONG, C. N. 2017. Flavivirga eckloniae sp. nov. and Flavivirga aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from seaweed Ecklonia cava. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3089-3094.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Flavivirga jejuensis Yi et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2682 = JCM 17113 = KACC 14158.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM475139.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, of or pertaining to Jeju Island, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: YI (H.), CHO (J.C.) and CHUN (J.): Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1061-1068.
Original article in IJSEM Online