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Species Flavilitoribacter nigricans
Name: Flavilitoribacter nigricans (Lewin 1970) García-López et al. 2020
Basonym: Herpetosiphon nigricans Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ni’gri.cans. L. masc. part. adj. nigricans, blackening
Pronunciation, gender: NI-gri-kans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 23147; DSM 23189; NBRC 102662; NCIMB 1420; SS-2
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB301615
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Herpetosiphon nigricans Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Lewinella nigricans (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Flavilitoribacter García-López et al. 2020.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Flavilitoribacter García-López et al. 2020.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
Parent taxon: Flavilitoribacter García-López et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 7849
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