Genus Flectobacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Flectobacillus Larkin et al. 1977, genus.
Type species: ¤ Flectobacillus major (Gromov 1963) Larkin et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. v. flecto, to bend, to curve; L. masc. n. bacillus, a little staff, rod; N.L. masc. n. Flectobacillus (sic), little curved rod.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LARKIN (J.M.), WILLIAMS (P.M.) and TAYLOR (R.): Taxonomy of the genus Microcyclus Ørskov 1928: Reintroduction and emendation of the genus Spirosoma Migula 1894 and proposal of a new genus, Flectobacillus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 147-156.
Note: On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), the type species is incorrectly cited as Flectobacillus major Larkin et al. 1977 (sic).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and to the amended edition of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1271-1272.
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→ Flectobacillus Larkin et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Raj and Maloy 1990.
Reference: RAJ (H.D.) and MALOY (S.R.): Proposal of Cyclobacterium marinus gen. nov., comb. nov., for a marine bacterium previously assigned to the genus Flectobacillus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 337-347.
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→ Flectobacillus Larkin et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Raj and Maloy 1990 emend. Ramaprasad et al. 2015.
Reference: RAMAPRASAD, E. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA CH, V. 2015. Flectobacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Oryza sativa (L.), and emended description of the genus Flectobacillus Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3451-3456.
Original article.
Flectobacillus fontis Chen et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MIB-4=BCRC 80926=LMG 29292=KCTC 33763.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN890295.
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. fontis, of a pond or fountain, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a freshwater spring.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: CHEN, W. M., LIN, K. R., YOUNG, C. C. and SHEU, S. Y. 2017. Flectobacillus fontis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 336-342.
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Flectobacillus glomeratus McGuire et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ACAM 171 = ATCC 43844= CIP 103112 = LMG 13858 = UQM 3055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M58775.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. glomeratus, (from L. v. glomerare, to form into ball, glomerate), formed into a ball, glomerated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137.
Effective publication: McGUIRE (A.J.), FRANZMANN (P.D.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Flectobacillus glomeratus sp. nov., a curved, nonmotile, pigmented bacterium isolated from Antarctic marine environments. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1987, 9, 265-272.
Validation List no. 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 24, the type strain ACAM 171 is incorrectly cited as ACAM 171T.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
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→ ¤ Polaribacter glomeratus (McGuire et al. 1988) Gosink et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Flectobacillus lacus Hwang and Cho 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-GP79 = JCM 13398 = KCCM 42271.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ112352.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lacus, of a lake or pond, referring to the isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Flectobacillus lacus sp. nov., isolated from a highly eutrophic pond in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1197-1201.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Flectobacillus major (Gromov 1963) Larkin et al. 1977, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29496= DSM 103 = LMG 13163 = VKM B-859.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M62787.
Synonym: "Microcyclus major" Gromov 1963.
Etymology: L. masc. comp. adj. major (comp. of magnus), larger.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 GROMOV (B.V.): A new bacterium of the genus Microcyclus. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1963, 152, 733-734. 2 LARKIN (J.M.), WILLIAMS (P.M.) and TAYLOR (R.): Taxonomy of the genus Microcyclus Ørskov 1928: Reintroduction and emendation of the genus Spirosoma Migula 1894 and proposal of a new genus, Flectobacillus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 147-156.
Flectobacillus marinus (Raj 1976) Borrall and Larkin 1978, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Raj = ATCC 25205= DSM 745 = LMG 13164.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY533665, CP002955 (complete genome).
Synonym: "Microcyclus marinus" Raj 1976.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 RAJ (H.D.): A new species: Microcyclus marinus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1976, 26, 528-544. 2 BORRALL (R.) and LARKIN (J.M.): Flectobacillus marinus (Raj) comb. nov., a marine bacterium previously assigned to Microcyclus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 341-343.
→ ¤ Cyclobacterium marinum corrig. (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990, comb. nov.
Flectobacillus pallidus Sheu et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MVW-6=BCRC 80975=LMG 29555=KCTC 33800.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT223123.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, the light pink colour of colonies.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SHEU, S. Y., LIU, L. P. and CHEN, W. M. 2017. Flectobacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1126-1132.
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Flectobacillus rhizosphaerae Ramaprasad et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC289=KCTC 42575=LMG 28712.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN810638.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, a root; L. n. sphaera, a ball, a sphere; N.L. n. rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: RAMAPRASAD, E. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA CH, V. 2015. Flectobacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Oryza sativa (L.), and emended description of the genus Flectobacillus Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3451-3456.
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Flectobacillus roseus Sheu et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GFA-11 = BCRC 17834 = LMG 24501.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU420062.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink.
Valid publication: SHEU (S.Y.), CHIU (T.F.), CHO (N.T.), CHOU (J.H.), SHEU (D.S.), ARUN (A.B.), YOUNG (C.C.), CHEN (C.A.), WANG (J.T.) and CHEN (W.M.): Flectobacillus roseus sp. nov., isolated from freshwater in Taiwan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2546-2551.
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