Species Flavobacterium balustinum

Name: Flavobacterium balustinum Harrison 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.lus.ti.num. L. fem. n. balux, gold sand or gold dust; N.L. neut. adj. balustinum, probably in reference to the bright yellow color

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33487; CIP 103103; DSM 16775; IFO 15053; JCM 21074; LMG 8329; NBRC 15053; NCTC 11212

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680758 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Harrison FC. The discoloration of halibut. Canadian Journal of Research 1929; 1:214-239.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium balustinum (Harrison 1929) Vandamme et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Chryseobacterium balustinum (Harrison 1929) Vandamme et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium balustinum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Flavobacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Harrison FC. The discoloration of halibut. Canadian Journal of Research 1929; 1:214-239.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/flavobacterium-balustinumLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 783842

This LPSN page was printed on 2025-06-23 09:48:54

Subscribe to our newsletter

Species Flavobacterium balustinum