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Domain Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Flavobacterium covae

Name: Flavobacterium covae La Frentz et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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

Gender: neuter

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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW353013 Analyse FASTA

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

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
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