Species Cellvibrio fulvus

Name: Cellvibrio fulvus (ex Stapp and Bortels 1934) Humphry et al. 2003

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ful’vus. L. masc. adj. fulvus, mixture of yellow and grey, pertaining to the colour of the colonies on solid growth medium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kell-WI-bri-o FUL-wus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 12120; DSM 16271; LMG 2847; NCIB 8634; NCIMB 8634

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16S rRNA gene: AF448514 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Humphry DR, Black GW, Cummings SP. Reclassification of 'Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa' NCIMB 10462 (Ueda et al. 1952) as Cellvibrio japonicus sp. nov. and revival of Cellvibrio vulgaris sp. nov., nom. rev. and Cellvibrio fulvus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:393-400. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. 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 risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cellvibrio (ex Winogradsky 1929) Blackall et al. 1986

Assigned by: Humphry DR, Black GW, Cummings SP. Reclassification of 'Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa' NCIMB 10462 (Ueda et al. 1952) as Cellvibrio japonicus sp. nov. and revival of Cellvibrio vulgaris sp. nov., nom. rev. and Cellvibrio fulvus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:393-400. 🇬🇧

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