Species Flavobacterium ceti

Name: Flavobacterium ceti Vela et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce’ti. L. masc. n. cetus, whale; L. gen. masc. n. ceti, of a whale

Pronunciation, gender: KE-ti, neuter

Type strain: 454-2; CCUG 52696; CCUG 52969; CECT 7184

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760264 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vela AI, Fernandez A, Sanchez-Porro C, Sierra E, Mendez M, Arbelo M, Ventosa A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Flavobacterium ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2604-2608. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Myroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) García-López et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paenimyroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) Zhang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Myroides ceti (Vela et al. 2007) García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Lata et al. 2012 Lata P, Lal D, Lal R. Flavobacterium ummariense sp. nov., isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated soil, and emended description of Flavobacterium ceti Vela et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2674-2679. 🇮🇳 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:399-400.
- Kacagan et al. 2013 Kacagan M, Inan K, Belduz AO, Canakci S. Flavobacterium anatoliense sp. nov., isolated from fresh water, and emended description of Flavobacterium ceti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2075-2081. 🇹🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium ceti 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 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.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Vela AI, Fernandez A, Sanchez-Porro C, Sierra E, Mendez M, Arbelo M, Ventosa A, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Flavobacterium ceti sp. nov., isolated from beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2604-2608. 🇪🇸

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Species Flavobacterium ceti