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Species Flavobacterium devorans

Name: Flavobacterium devorans (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus devorans" Zimmermann 1890

Etymology: de’vo.rans. L. neut. part. adj. devorans, devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um DE-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: 16; ATCC 10829; CCUG 1819; DSM 30198; LMG 4017; NRRL B-54

16S rRNA gene: HF558376 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ⏲ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
    • ⏲ According to Yabuuchi et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Tanimura E, Ohyama A, Yano I, Yamamoto A. Flavobacterium devorans ATCC 10829: A strain of Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1979; 25:95-107.
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 12 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Yabuuchi et al. 1979 [1], to Holmes and Owen 1979 [2] and to the ATCC, the CCUG, the DSMZ, the LMG, and the ARS (NRLL), the strain ATCC 10829= CCUG 1819 = DSM 30198 = LMG 4017 = NRRL B-54 is a strain of Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990 [basonym Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)]. Yabuuchi et al. 1979 [1] and Homes and Owen 1979 [2] also indicate that the type strain of Flavobacterium devorans which is currently in circulation does not correspond with the original strain. Holmes and Owen 1979 [2] wrote "We therefore consider that F. devorans should not be on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names when they are published on January 1,1980". However, Flavobacterium devorans appears in the Approved Lists, and the rejection of the name Flavobacterium devorans, was never published in the IJSB/IJSEM. — 🧍 According to Yabuuchi et al. 1979 [1], to Holmes and Owen 1979 [2] and to the ATCC, the CCUG, the DSMZ, the LMG, and the ARS (NRLL), the strain ATCC 10829 CCUG 1819 DSM 30198 LMG 4017 NRRL B-54 is a strain of Sphingomonas paucimobilis (Holmes et al. 1977) Yabuuchi et al. 1990 [basonym Pseudomonas paucimobilis Holmes et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)]. Yabuuchi et al. 1979 [1] and Homes and Owen 1979 [2] also indicate that the type strain of Flavobacterium devorans which is currently in circulation does not correspond with the original strain. Holmes and Owen 1979 [2] wrote "We therefore consider that F. devorans should not be on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names when they are published on January 1,1980". However, Flavobacterium devorans appears in the Approved Lists, and the rejection of the name Flavobacterium devorans, was never published in the IJSB/IJSEM. Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
    • 🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession HF558376, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit CCUG 31203, an affiliation with Flavobacterium (Bacteroidetes) but observed an affiliation with Sphingomonas (Alphaproteobacteria) and 99.86% similarity against Sphingomonas paucimobilis. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.

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Record number: 776232