Species Flavobacterium cloacae

Name: Flavobacterium cloacae Liu et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: clo.a’cae. L. gen. fem. n. cloacae, of a sewer

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … klo-A-ka͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015420; JCM 31173; wh15

16S rRNA gene: KU746272 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu H, Lu P, Zhu G. Flavobacterium cloacae sp. nov., isolated from waste water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:659-663. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1621-1622.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Myroides cloacae (Liu et al. 2017) García-López et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paenimyroides cloacae (Liu et al. 2017) Zhang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Myroides cloacae (Liu et al. 2017) García-López et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium cloacae 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. — 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 2 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Liu H, Lu P, Zhu G. Flavobacterium cloacae sp. nov., isolated from waste water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:659-663. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 795151

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Species Flavobacterium cloacae