Name: Flavivirga amylovorans Yi et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo’vo.rans. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. amylovorans, starch-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wi-WIR-ga a-my-LO-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: JC2681; JCM 17112; KACC 14157

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM475138 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Cho JC, Chun J. Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1061-1068. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1723-1724.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01612 (N = 34).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Flavivirga Yi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Yi H, Cho JC, Chun J. Flavivirga jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Flavivirga amylovorans sp. nov., new members of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Psychroserpens and Lacinutrix. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1061-1068. 🇰🇷

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