Name: Balneomonas flocculans Takeda et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FLOK-ku-lans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-817; DSM 28869; IAM 15034; JCM 11936; KCTC 12101; TFB

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16S rRNA gene: AB098515 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 97. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:631-632.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Balneimonas flocculans corrig. Takeda et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microvirga flocculans (Takeda et al. 2004) Weon et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Balneimonas flocculans corrig. Takeda et al. 2004	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Balneomonas Takeda et al. 2004. Publication: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Balneomonas Takeda et al. 2004

Assigned by: Takeda M, Suzuki I, Koizumi J. Balneomonas flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new cellulose-producing member of the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:139-145. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 798431