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Species Flavobacterium covae

Name: Flavobacterium covae La Frentz et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: co’vae. N.L. gen. fem. n. covae, of Cova, named in honour of the late Dr. Covadonga Rodriguez Arias alias ‘‘Cova”, for her passion and research on columnaris disease

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um KO-wa͡e, neuter

Type strain: AL-02-36; ATCC TSD-246; CCM 9171

16S rRNA gene: MW353013 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: LaFrentz BR, Kralova S, Burbick CR, Alexander TL, Phillips CW, Griffin MJ, Waldbieser GC, Garcia JC, de Alexandre Sebastiao F, Soto E, et al. The fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare represents four distinct species: Flavobacterium columnare, Flavobacterium covae sp. nov., Flavobacterium davisii sp. nov. and Flavobacterium oreochromis sp. nov., and emended description of Flavobacterium columnare. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126293. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 205. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5331.

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, note = "t2". — 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 25 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: LaFrentz BR, Kralova S, Burbick CR, Alexander TL, Phillips CW, Griffin MJ, Waldbieser GC, Garcia JC, de Alexandre Sebastiao F, Soto E, et al. The fish pathogen Flavobacterium columnare represents four distinct species: Flavobacterium columnare, Flavobacterium covae sp. nov., Flavobacterium davisii sp. nov. and Flavobacterium oreochromis sp. nov., and emended description of Flavobacterium columnare. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126293. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 28926