Species Flavobacterium adiutor

Name: Flavobacterium adiutor Le et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ad.iu’tor. L. masc. n. adiutor, a helper, as it supports the growth of the cyanobacterium Microcystis (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation, gender: … ad-IU-tor, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 102193; LMG 33484; RS13.1

16S rRNA gene: PV123267 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Le VV, Ko SR, Shin Y, Kim K, Lee SA, Ahn CY. Flavobacterium adiutor sp. nov., a newly identified freshwater bacterium potentially supporting Microcystis growth via oxidative stress reduction. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6958. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Le VV, Ko SR, Shin Y, Kim K, Lee SA, Ahn CY. Flavobacterium adiutor sp. nov., a newly identified freshwater bacterium potentially supporting Microcystis growth via oxidative stress reduction. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6958. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 69329
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