Name: Conservatibacter flavescens Adhikary et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla.ves’cens. L. masc. part. adj. flavescens, becoming golden yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kon-ser-wa-ti-BAK-ter fla-WES-kens, masculine

Type strain: 7.4; CCUG 24852; DSM 105479; HIM 794-7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L06082 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Conservatibacter Adhikary et al. 2018. Publication: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: HIM 794.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Conservatibacter Adhikary et al. 2018

Assigned by: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 796393