Name: Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Flu.o.ri.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. fluorum, fluor (because of the fluorescence of this organism); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Fluoribacter, fluorescent rod

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Fluoribacter-), flu-o-ri-BAK-ter

Type species: Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980

Valid publication: Garrity GM, Brown A, Vickers RM. Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:609-614. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Sarcobium Drozanski 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Gorman GW, Weaver RE, Feeley JC, Cordes LG, Wilkinson HW, Patton C, Thomason BM, Lewallen Sasseville KR. Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. and Legionella dumoffii sp. nov.: classification of two additional species of Legionella associated with human pneumonia. Curr. Microbiol. 1980; 4:111-116. 🇺🇸
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Fhoribacter".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Morris et al. (1980). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • ❗ Fluoribacter is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 4; DSM: 4; CIP: 3; NCTC: 2; CCUG: 2.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 "FLBT" 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.
  • 🧍 The genus name Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980 is a correct name (Principle 6). However, the names Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980, Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980 (the type species of the genus), Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981, and Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981 have never found widespread usage. Publication: Brown A, Garrity GM, Vickers RM. Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al.) comb. nov. and Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:111-115. 🇺🇸

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Legionellaceae Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Brown A, Vickers RM. Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:609-614. 🇺🇸

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