Species Flavitalea antarctica

Name: Flavitalea antarctica Wei et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, and by extension pertaining to Antarctica

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wi-TA-le-a ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: AQ6-291; CCTCC AB 2016109; KCTC 52491

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KX146487 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wei Z, Huang Y, Danzeng W, Kim MC, Zhu G, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Peng F. Flavitalea antarctica sp. nov., isolated from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2258-2262. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.

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. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Puia and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Flavitalea Wang et al. 2011

Assigned by: Wei Z, Huang Y, Danzeng W, Kim MC, Zhu G, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Peng F. Flavitalea antarctica sp. nov., isolated from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2258-2262. 🇨🇳

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