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Species Devosia riboflavina
Name: Devosia riboflavina (ex Foster 1944) Nakagawa et al. 1996
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: ri.bo.fla.vi.na. N.L. neut. adj. riboflavinum, riboflavin; N.L. fem. adj. riboflavina, referring to the ability of the organism to oxidize riboflavin
Type strain: ATCC 9526; CCUG 1825; CIP 59.10; DSM 7230; Foster strain 4R3337; IFO 13584; JCM 21244; LMG 2277; NBRC 13584; NRRL B-2463; NRRL B-784
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D49423
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Nakagawa Y, Sakane T, Yokota A. Transfer of "Pseudomonas riboflavina" (Foster 1944), a gram-negative, motile rod with long-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids, to Devosia riboflavina gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:16-22. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996.
Publication:
Nakagawa Y, Sakane T, Yokota A. Transfer of "Pseudomonas riboflavina" (Foster 1944), a gram-negative, motile rod with long-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids, to Devosia riboflavina gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:16-22.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996.
Publication:
Nakagawa Y, Sakane T, Yokota A. Transfer of "Pseudomonas riboflavina" (Foster 1944), a gram-negative, motile rod with long-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids, to Devosia riboflavina gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:16-22.
Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Nakagawa Y, Sakane T, Yokota A. Transfer of "Pseudomonas riboflavina" (Foster 1944), a gram-negative, motile rod with long-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids, to Devosia riboflavina gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:16-22.
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Record number: 775754
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