Genus Flavobacterium

Name: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Fla.vo.bac.te’ri.um. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); N.L. neut. n. Flavobacterium, a yellow bacterium

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Flavobacteri-), fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um

Type species: Flavobacterium aquatile corrig. (Frankland and Frankland 1889) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Emendations:
- Holmes and Owen 1979 Holmes B, Owen RJ. Proposal that Flavobacterium breve be substituted as the type species of the genus in place of Flavobacterium aquatile and emended description of the genus Flavobacterium: status of the named species of Flavobacterium. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1979; 29:416-426.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 As of 2023-10-12 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
- Bernardet et al. 1996 Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148. 🇫🇷 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.
  Notes:
  - ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 8 new species in the genus.
- Dong et al. 2013 Dong K, Chen F, Du Y, Wang G. Flavobacterium enshiense sp. nov., isolated from soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Flavobacterium and Flavobacterium cauense, Flavobacterium saliperosum and Flavobacterium suncheonense. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:886-892. 🇨🇳 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.
  Notes:
  - 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
  - ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
- Kang et al. 2013 Kang JY, Chun J, Jahng KY. Flavobacterium aciduliphilum sp. nov., isolated from freshwater, and emended description of the genus Flavobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1633-1638. 🇰🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.
  Notes:
  - ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
- Kuo et al. 2013 Kuo I, Saw J, Kapan DD, Christensen S, Kaneshiro KY, Donachie SP. Flavobacterium akiainvivens sp. nov., from decaying wood of Wikstroemia oahuensis, Hawai'i, and emended description of the genus Flavobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3280-3286. 🇺🇸 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.
  Notes:
  - ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Flavobacteriia Bernardet 2012. Publication: Bernardet J-F. Class II. Flavobacteriia class. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 105. 🇺🇸
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992. Publication: Reichenbach H. Order 1. Cytophagales Leadbetter 1974, 99*=. In: Staley JT, Bryant MP, Pfennig N, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 2011-2013. 🇩🇪
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Flavobacteriales Bernardet 2012. Publication: Bernardet J-F. Order I. Flavobacteriales ord. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 105. 🇺🇸
- 🧕 Bergey et al. (1923) assigned this genus to the tribe "Chromobactereae". Publication: Waksman SA. Genus III. Actinomyces Harz,. In: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923, p. 339-371.
- 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this genus to the family "Achromobacteriaceae" Breed 1945. Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
- 🧕 Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Achromobacteraceae" corrig. Breed 1945. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
- 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
- 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this genus to the class Flavobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
- 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the superclass "Bacteroidia" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
- 🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the class Flavobacteriia Bernardet 2012. Publication: Bernardet J-F. Class II. Flavobacteriia class. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 105. 🇺🇸
- 🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the order Flavobacteriales Bernardet 2012. Publication: Bernardet J-F. Order I. Flavobacteriales ord. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 105. 🇺🇸
- 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Frankland GC, Frankland PF. Über einige typische Mikroorganismen im Wasser und im Boden. Zeitschrift für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Virologie 1889; 6:373-400.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Elavobacterium"; "Favobacterium"; "Ffavobacterium"; "Fhvobacterium"; "Fhvobucterium"; "Fhzvobacterium"; "Fiatmbacterium"; "Fkavobacterium"; "Fkwobacterium"; "Flabacterium"; "Flabobacterium"; "Flacobacterium"; "Flambactcrium"; "Flambacterium"; "Flaobacterium"; "Flarobacterium"; "Flarobactrrium"; "Flasvobacterium"; "Flatmbacterium"; "Flauabaaterium"; "Flauabacterium"; "Flaunbacterium"; "Flauobaclerium"; "Flauobactcrium"; "Flauobacterium"; "Flauobucterium"; "Flauubacterium"; "Flavabacaerium"; "Flavabaclerium"; "Flavabacmrium"; "Flavabactcrium"; "Flavabacterium"; "Flavabactvrium"; "Flavabacwrium"; "Flavabaczerium"; "Flavahactvrium"; "Flavaobactrium"; "Flavcbactcrium"; "Flavcbacterium"; "Flavebacterium"; "Flavebaeterium"; "Flavibacterium"; "Flavnbaccvrium"; "Flavnbaclerium"; "Flavnbacterium"; "Flavobaccerium"; "Flavobacearium"; "Flavobacerium"; "Flavobacierium"; "Flavobaciwium"; "Flavobaclerium"; "Flavobaclgrium"; "Flavobacmrium"; "Flavobacmrlum"; "Flavobactaium"; "Flavobactarium"; "Flavobactcrium"; "Flavobacteiium"; "Flavobacteirum"; "Flavobacteium"; "Flavobactenum"; "Flavobacter"; "Flavobacteriae"; "Flavobacteriam"; "Flavobacterieum"; "Flavobacteriiim"; "Flavobacteriuni"; "Flavobacteriurn"; "Flavobacterrium"; "Flavobacteruium"; "Flavobacterum"; "Flavobacterxum"; "Flavobactmium"; "Flavobactorium"; "Flavobactreium"; "Flavobactrerium"; "Flavobactrium"; "Flavobacwrium"; "Flavobaczerium"; "Flavobaeterium"; "Flavobaicterium"; "Flavobakterium"; "Flavobamerium"; "Flavobaotcrium"; "Flavobaoterium"; "Flavobaotorium"; "Flavobaowrium"; "Flavobaterium"; "Flavobavterium"; "Flavobazrterium"; "Flavobecterium"; "Flavobmlerium"; "Flavobmrterium"; "Flavobnclerium"; "Flavobncterium"; "Flavobnoterium"; "Flavoboacterium"; "Flavoboctcrium"; "Flavobocterium"; "Flavohacterium"; "Flavohaoterium"; "Flavohnoterium"; "Flavohucterium"; "Flavolmcterium"; "Flavolocterium"; "Flavubacterium"; "Flavvbacterium"; "Flawbacterium"; "Flawobacterium"; "Flayobacterium"; "Flayvobacterium"; "Flevobacterium"; "Flevobecterium"; "Flmvobacterium"; "Flnvobacterium"; "Flovobacterium"; "Flovobncterium"; "Flrwobaclerium"; "Fluvabacterlum"; "Fluvobacrerium"; "Fluvobactenum"; "Fluvobacterium"; "Fluvobaotorium"; "Fluvobucterium"; "Fluvolmcterium"; "Flzmobaclvrium"; "Frovobacterium"; "Fzavobaaterium"; "Iviavobacterium"; "Marobacterium"; "Plavobacterium"; "Vobacterium".
- 🖹 Minimal standards for the description of new taxa in this group were published in 2002. Publication: Bernardet JF, Nakagawa Y, Holmes B. Proposed minimal standards for describing new taxa of the family Flavobacteriaceae and emended description of the family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1049-1070. 🇫🇷
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bowman JP, Hugo C, Nicholson A, Hahnke R, Lau EF, Holmes B, Sutcliffe I. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the taxonomy of aerobic Bacteroidota. Minutes of the online meeting 25 April 2023. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6144. 🇦🇺
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bowman JP, Hugo C, Bernardet JF. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aerobic Bacteroidetes (formerly Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria). Minutes of the meeting, 30 July 2014, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:507-509. 🇦🇺
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bernardet JF, Bowman JP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 7 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2752-2754. 🇫🇷
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bowman JP, Bernardet JF, Frandsen Lau E. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Aerobic Bacteroidetes (formerly Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6017-6020. 🇦🇺
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bowman JP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Aerobic Bacteroidetes (formerly Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria). Minutes of the open meeting, 10 July 2019, Glasgow, UK. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5966. 🇦🇺
- 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Anonymous NN. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-Like Bacteria: Minutes of the Meetings, 4 and 6 July 1994, Prague, Czech Republic. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1997; 47:593-594.
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Liu et al. (2026), Choi et al. (2019), Zhou et al. (2018), Kralova et al. (2019), Kim et al. (2012). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 140; JCM: 131; NBRC: 126; LMG: 103; DSM: 102; KACC: 93; CGMCC: 77; CIP: 58; ATCC: 49; CCUG: 45.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "FVBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
- 🧍 Holmes and Owen proposed rejection of Flavobacterium aquatile as a nomen dubium and proposed substitution of Flavobacterium breve, which does not appear in the Approved lists, as the type species. The Judicial Commission voted to deny the action proposed. Publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ. Proposal that Flavobacterium breve be substituted as the type species of the genus in place of Flavobacterium aquatile and emended description of the genus Flavobacterium: status of the named species of Flavobacterium. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1979; 29:416-426.
- 🧍 See also: Publication: Wayne LG. Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published between July 1979 and April 1981. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:464-465.
- 🧍 See also: Publication: Judicial C. Minutes of the meeting, 6 August 1982, Boston, Massachusetts. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:577-578.
- 🧍 See also: Publication: Jones D. JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY: Minutes of the Meeting, 5 September 1986, Manchester, United Kingdom. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:85-87.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 356
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 385
Total number of child taxa: 464

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Flavobacterium acetivorans Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium acetylicum" Levine and Soppeland 1926	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym
Flavobacterium acidificum Steinhaus 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aciduliphilum Kang et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium acidurans Millar 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium adhaerens Peng et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium adiutor Le et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aerium Daussin et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aestivum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium aestuarii" Li et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium agri" Akter et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium agricola" Lin et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium agrisoli" Li et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium ahnfeltiae Nedashkovskaya et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ajazii Khan et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium akiainvivens Kuo et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium album Baek et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium algicola Miyashita et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium algoriphilum Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium algoris Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium algoritolerans Yin et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium alkalisoli Xu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium alvei Lee and Jeon 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ammonificans Watanabe et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ammoniigenes Watanabe et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium amnicola Sheu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium amnigenum Patil et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium amniphilum Sheu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium amylolyticum Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium anatoliense Kacagan et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium anhuiense Liu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium annulatum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium anseongense Jo et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium antarcticum Yi et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium antenniformis" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium aquariorum Joung et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium aquaticum" Lee et al. 2013	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium aquaticum Subhash et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aquatile corrig. (Frankland and Frankland 1889) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aquatilis (Frankland and Frankland 1889) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium aquicola Hatayama et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aquidurense Cousin et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aquimarinum Kristyanto et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium aquiphilum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium arabinosi Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium araucananum Kämpfer et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium arborescens" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium arcticum Li et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ardleyense Zhou et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium aromaticum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium arsenatis Ao et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium arsenitoxidans Khianngam et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium artemisiae Zhao et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium arundinis Park et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium aurantiacum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium aurantiibacter Cai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium aurantinum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium aureirubrum" Lian et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium aureum" Price and Pickett 1981	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium autothermophilum" Goto et al. 1978	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium azizsancarii Otur et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium azooxidireducens Behrendt et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium baculatum Chhetri et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium balustinum Harrison 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium banpakuense Kim et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium beibuense Fu et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium bernardetii Saticioglu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium bizetiae Mühle et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium bomense corrig. Liu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium bomensis Liu et al. 2019	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium branchiarum Zamora et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium branchiicola Zamora et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium branchiophila Wakabayashi et al. 1989	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium branchiophilum corrig. Wakabayashi et al. 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium breve (ex Lustig 1890) Holmes and Owen 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
"Flavobacterium brevis" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	synonym
Flavobacterium brevivitae Chen et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium brunneum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium buccalis" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium buctense Feng et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium butyri" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium caeni Liu et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium calami Park et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium capsici Cho et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium capsulatum Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium caseinilyticum Chaudhary et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium caudatum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium cauense Qu et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium celericrescens Wu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cellulosilyticum Chaudhary et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium cereviseae" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium cerinum Zhang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ceti Vela et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium channae Kang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cheniae Qu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cheonanense Lee et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cheongpyeongense Joung et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cheonhonense Lee et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium chilense Kämpfer et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium chryseum Králová et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium chuncheonense Park et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium chungangense Kim et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium chungangensis" Huq et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium chungbukense Lim et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium chungnamense Lee et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium circumlabens Králová et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cloacae Liu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium collinsense Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium collinsii Zamora et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium columnare (Bernardet and Grimont 1989 ex Davis 1922) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium commune Ekwe and Kim 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium compostarboris Kim et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium coralii Sun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium covae La Frentz et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium crassostreae Choi et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium croceum Park et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium crocinum Baek et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cryoconiti Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cryophilum Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cucumis Weon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cupreum Králová et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cupriresistens Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cutihirudinis Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cyanobacteriorum Cai et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium cyclinae Kang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium daejeonense Kim et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium daemonense corrig. Ngo et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium daemonensis Ngo et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium dankookense Lee et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium dasani Chaudhary et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium dauae Jung et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium davisii La Frentz et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium defluvii Park et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium degerlachei Van Trappen et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium denitrificans" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium denitrificans Horn et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium devorans (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium difficile" Chen et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium dispersum Chen et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium dongtanense Xiao et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium eburneipallidum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium eburneum Hwang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium edaphi Chhetri et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium effusum Chen et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium endoglycinae Seo et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium endophyticum Gao et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium enshiense Dong et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium erciyesense Saticioglu 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium esculini Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium esteraromaticum (Omelianski 1923) Bergey et al. 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
"Flavobacterium extorquens" (Bassalik 1913) Bassalik et al. 1960	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium facile Irgang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium faecale Kim et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium farinofermentans" Anonymous 1980	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium ferrugineum Sickles and Shaw 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
"Flavobacterium filamentosum" Esders and Lynn 1985	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium filum Ryu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium flabelliforme" Kralova et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium flavescens" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium flaviflagrans Dahal et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium flavigenum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium flavipallidum Park et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium flavipigmentatum Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium flavum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium flevense (van der Meulen et al. 1974) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fluminis Ahn et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fluviale Baek et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fluviatile Chen et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fluvii Lee et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium foetidum Bu and Cha 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fontis Chun et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fragile Ran et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium franklandianum Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium frigidarium Humphry et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium frigidimaris Nogi et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium frigidum Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium frigoris Van Trappen et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium frigoritolerans Yang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fructosi Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium fryxellicola Van Trappen et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium fulvum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium fulvum Nguyen and Kim 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium fuscum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium galactosi Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium galactosidilyticum Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium gasotypicum" Tiutikov et al. 1976	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium gawalongense Liu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gelatinilyticum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gelidilacus Van Trappen et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium geliluteum" Kralova et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium gillisiae McCammon and Bowman 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gilvum Shin et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ginsengisoli Kim et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ginsengiterrae Kim et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ginsenosidimutans Yang et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium glaciei Zhang et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gleum Holmes et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium glucosi Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium glycines Madhaiyan et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium glycogeni Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gondwanense Dobson et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium gossypii Kämpfer et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium granuli Aslam et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium gyeonganense Kim et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium halmephilium Elazari-Volcani 1940	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium halmophilum corrig. Elazari-Volcani 1940	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium hankyongi Liu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium haoranii Zhang et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium harrisonii" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium hauense Dong et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium helocola Park et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium heparinum Payza and Korn 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium hercynium Cousin et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hibernum McCammon et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hibisci Moya et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hiemivividum Chaudhary et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium humi" Kim et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium humicola Nguyen and Kim 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium humidisoli Ra et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hungaricum Máté et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hydatis Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hydrocarbonoxydans Jung et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium hydrophilum Joung et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ichthyis Chen et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium indicum Saha and Chakrabarti 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium indologenes Yabuuchi et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium indoltheticum Campbell and Williams 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium inkyongense Park et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium inviolabile" Le et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium jejuense corrig. Park et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium jejuensis Park et al. 2016	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium jocheonense corrig. Choi et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium jocheonensis Choi et al. 2026	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium johnsoniae corrig. (Stanier 1947) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium jumunjinense Joung et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium kayseriense Saticioglu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium keratolyticus" Kitamikado and Ito 1979	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium keumense Ekwe et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium kingsejongi Choi et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium knui Kim et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium kochi Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium koreense Lee et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium kyungheense corrig. Son et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium kyungheensis Son et al. 2014	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium labens Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lacicola Park et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lacisediminis Zhang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lacunae Chen et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lacus Li et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lacustre Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium laiguense Yang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium limi Moya et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium limicola Tamaki et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium limnophilum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium limnosediminis Lee et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lindanitolerans Jit et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lipolyticum Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium litorale Muhammad et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium longum Fujii et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lotistagni Wu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium luminosum Ran et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium luteolum Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium lutescens" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium luteum Park et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium luticocti Liu et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium lutivivi Feng et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium macacae Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium macrobrachii Sheu et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium magnesitis Matos et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium magnum Baek et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium maotaiense Feng et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium marginilacus Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium marinotypicum ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium marinum Song et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium maris Romanenko et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium maritimum Peng et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium matazoonii" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium mekongense Phithakrotchanakoon et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium melibiosi Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium meningosepticum King 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium mesophilum Dong et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium microcysteis Seo et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium micromati Van Trappen et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium mizutaii (Yabuuchi et al. 1983) Holmes et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium movens Dong et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium muglaense Duman et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium multivorum Holmes et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium myungsuense Joung et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium nackdongense Kim and Yu 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium nakdongense corrig. Le et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium nakdongensis Le et al. 2026	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium naphthae Chaudhary and Kim 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium nitratireducens Nupur et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium nitrogenifigens Kämpfer et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium niveum Chen et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium noncentrifugens Zhu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium notoginsengisoli Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium oceanosedimentum Carty and Litchfield 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium odoratum Stutzer 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium odoriferum Ran et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium okayamense Kitahara et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium okeanokoites ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium olei Chaudhary and Kim 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium omnivorum Zhu et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium oncorhynchi Zamora et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium oreochromis La Frentz et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium orientale Li et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium oryzae Chen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium oryzihabitans" Mautner et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium ovatum Ren et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium pallidum Baek et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium palustre Feng et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium panacagri Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium panacis" Kim et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium panacisoli Jung et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium panaciterrae" Jin et al. 2014	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium panici Kämpfer et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium paronense Joung et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium parvum" Lee et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium pasteuri Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium pectinovorum (Reichenbach 1989 ex Dorey 1959) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium pedocola Nguyen and Kim 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium peregrinum" Stapp and Spicher 1954	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium petrolei" Chaudhary et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium phocarum Zhou et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium phragmitis Liu et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium phycosphaerae Kim et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium piscicida" Bein 1954	not validly published	synonym
Flavobacterium piscinae Chen et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium pisciphilum Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium piscis Zamora et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium piscisymbiosum Saticioglu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium plantiphilum Kämpfer et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium plicatum" (Copeland 1899) Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium plurextorum Zamora et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium pokkalii" Menon et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium polysaccharolyticum" Lian et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium ponti Yoon et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium potami Li et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium poyangense Li et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium praedii Jo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium procerum Feng et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium profundi Wang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium proteolyticum Du et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium proteum" Shimwell and Grimes 1936	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym
Flavobacterium psychraquaticum Avendaño-Herrera et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium psychrolimnae Van Trappen et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium psychrophilum (Bernardet and Grimont 1989 ex Borg 1960) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium psychroterrae Králová et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium psychrotolerans Yang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium psychrotrophum Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium pygoscelis Irgang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium qiangtangense corrig. Huang et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium qiangtangensis Huang et al. 2015	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium quisquiliarum Zhang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium racemosum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium radiatum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium rakeshii Kaur et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium ranacida" Faung et al. 1996	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium ranwuense Zhang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium reichenbachii Ali et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium resinovorum Delaporte and Daste 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium resistens Ryu et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium restrictum Zhang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium rhamnosi Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium rhamnosiphilum Zhang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium rhenanum" corrig. (Migula 1900) Bergey et al. 1948	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium rhenanus" (Migula 1900) Bergey et al. 1948	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium rhizophilum Kämpfer et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium riviphilum Sheu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium rivuli Ali et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium rivulicola Kim et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium saccharophilum (Reichenbach 1989 ex Agbo and Moss 1979) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium salegens Dobson et al. 1993	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium salilacus Debnath et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium saliodium" Kim et al. 2006	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium saliperosum Wang et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium salmonis Kämpfer et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sandaracinum Chaudhary et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sangjuense Kim et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium sasangense" Yoon et al. 2009	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium schirokikhi" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium scophthalmum Mudarris et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium sedimenticola Wu et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sediminilitoris Park et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sediminis Bae et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium segetis Yi and Chun 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium selenitireducens Hou et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium seoulense Shin et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium shanxiense Yang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sharifuzzamanii Debnath et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium shii Yang et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium silvaticum Jung et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium silvisoli Chaudhary et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sinopsychrotolerans Xu et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium soli Yoon et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium solisilvae Jung et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium soyae Zhao et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium soyangense Nam et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium spartansii Loch and Faisal 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium spiritivorum Holmes et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium squillarum Sheu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium stagni Chen et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium stolonatum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium suaedae Sun et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium subsaxonicum Ali et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium succinicans (Reichenbach 1989 ex Anderson and Ordal 1961) Bernardet et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium sufflavum Chen et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium sulfureum" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium suncheonense Kim et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium supellecticarium Lin et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium suzhouense Zhang et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium swingsii Ali et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tagetis Chhetri et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium taihuense Yang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tangerina Li et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium tangerinum corrig. Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tegetincola McCammon and Bowman 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium terrae Weon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium terrigena Yoon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium terriphilum Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium terrisoli Lee et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium thalpophilum Holmes et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium thermophilum Loginova and Egorova 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tiangeerense Xin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tibetense Phurbu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tilapiae Chen et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tistrianum Suwannachart et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium tremelloides" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
"Flavobacterium trifolium" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium tructae Zamora et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium turcicum Saticioglu et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium tyrosinilyticum Du and Yi 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium uliginosum ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium ummariense Lata et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium undicola Chen et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ureilyticum Dahal and Kim 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium urocaniciphilum Fujii et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium urumqiense Dong et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium ustbae Liu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium verecundum Sheu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium vireti Singh et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium viscosum corrig. Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium viscosus Li et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
"Flavobacterium vitarumen" Bechdel et al. 1928	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym
Flavobacterium weaverense Yi and Chun 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium wongokense Jo et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium xanthum (ex Inoue and Komagata 1976) McCammon and Bowman 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium xinjiangense Zhu et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium xueshanense Dong et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium xylosi Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium yabuuchiae Holmes et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Flavobacterium yafengii Yin et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium yanchengense Hu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium yonginense Joung et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium zaozhuangense Chen et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium zepuense Zhang et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Flavobacterium zettnowii" Bergey et al. 1923	not validly published	preferred name
Flavobacterium zhairuonense corrig. Debnath et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium zhairuonensis Debnath et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium zhoui corrig. Han et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Flavobacterium zhouii Han et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Flavobacterium zubiriense Matos et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Order 1. Cytophagales Leadbetter 1974, 99AL. In: Staley JT, Bryant MP, Pfennig N, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 2011-2013. 🇩🇪

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Genus Flavobacterium