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Species Flavobacterium amniphilum

Name: Flavobacterium amniphilum Sheu et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: am.ni’phi.lum. L. gen. masc. n. amnis, a stream, a small river; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. amniphilum, stream-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um am-NI-phi-lum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 81006; KCTC 52443; KYPY10; LMG 29727

16S rRNA gene: LT555403 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Su CL, Kwon SW, Chen WM. Flavobacterium amniphilum sp. nov., isolated from a stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5179-5186. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 the genus.

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

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Su CL, Kwon SW, Chen WM. Flavobacterium amniphilum sp. nov., isolated from a stream. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5179-5186. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 796298