Species Flavobacterium gleum

Name: Flavobacterium gleum Holmes et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gle.um. Gr. masc. n. gloios, slippery, sticky; N.L. neut. adj. gleum, sticky (sic)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35910; CCUG 14555; CIP 103039; F93; IFO 15054; JCM 2410; LMG 8334; NBRC 15054; NCTC 11432

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680759 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Flavobacterium gleum, a new species found in human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:21-25.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Chryseobacterium gleum (Holmes et al. 1984) Vandamme et al. 1994

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Chryseobacterium gleum (Holmes et al. 1984) Vandamme et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium gleum 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 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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 species itself.

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

Assigned by: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Flavobacterium gleum, a new species found in human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:21-25.

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Species Flavobacterium gleum