Name: Edaphobaculum flavum Cao et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vum. L. neut. adj. flavum, yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: 1-116; CCTCC AB 2017054; KCTC 52843

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16S rRNA gene: KY828215 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao M, Huang J, Li J, Qiao Z, Wang G. Edaphobaculum flavum gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of family Chitinophagaceae, isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4475-4481.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Edaphobaculum Cao et al. 2017. Publication: Cao M, Huang J, Li J, Qiao Z, Wang G. Edaphobaculum flavum gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of family Chitinophagaceae, isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4475-4481.
  • 😷 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: Edaphobaculum Cao et al. 2017

Assigned by: Cao M, Huang J, Li J, Qiao Z, Wang G. Edaphobaculum flavum gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of family Chitinophagaceae, isolated from grassland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4475-4481.

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Record number: 796152