Name: Arenivirga flava Hamada et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’va. L. fem. adj. flava, golden yellow

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wa, feminine

Type strain: HIs16-32; NBRC 112289; TBRC 7038

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16S rRNA gene: LC203064 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hamada M, Saitou S, Tamura T. Arenivirga flava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a mangrove tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3318-3322.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arenivirga Hamada et al. 2017. Publication: Hamada M, Saitou S, Tamura T. Arenivirga flava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a mangrove tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3318-3322.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arenivirga Hamada et al. 2017

Assigned by: Hamada M, Saitou S, Tamura T. Arenivirga flava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a mangrove tidal flat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3318-3322.

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Record number: 795806