Name: Amnibacterium flavum Tuo et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vum. L. neut. adj. flavum, yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16390; KCTC 49089; M8JJ-5

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16S rRNA gene: MG836702 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tuo L, Yan XR, Li FN, Yang C, An MB, Sun CH. Amnibacterium flavum sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from bark of Nerium indicum Mill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:285-290.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:875-876.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.07188 (N = 30).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Amnibacterium Kim and Lee 2011

Assigned by: Tuo L, Yan XR, Li FN, Yang C, An MB, Sun CH. Amnibacterium flavum sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from bark of Nerium indicum Mill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:285-290.

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