Species Flavobacterium breve

Name: Flavobacterium breve (ex Lustig 1890) Holmes and Owen 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: bre’ve. L. neut. adj. breve, short

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BRE-we, neuter

Type strain: LMG 4011; NCTC 11099

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16S rRNA gene: AB517707 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ. Flavobacterium breve sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:233-234. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Empedobacter brevis (Holmes and Owen 1982 ex Lustig 1890) Vandamme et al. 1994

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Empedobacter brevis (Holmes and Owen 1982 ex Lustig 1890) Vandamme et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Flavobacterium brevis" Bergey et al. 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium breve 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 16 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 risk group of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Holmes B, Owen RJ. Flavobacterium breve sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:233-234. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 776226

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