Species Flavobacterium indoltheticum

Name: Flavobacterium indoltheticum Campbell and Williams 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.dol.the’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. indolum, indole; Gr. adj. thetikos -ê -on, positive; N.L. neut. adj. indoltheticum, indole-positive (sic)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um in-dol-T^HE-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27950; CCUG 33445; CIP 103168; LMG 4025

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M58774 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Campbell LL, Williams OB. A study of chitin-decomposing micro-organisms of marine origin. J Gen Microbiol 1951; 5:894-905.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium indoltheticum (Campbell and Williams 1951) Vandamme et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Chryseobacterium indoltheticum (Campbell and Williams 1951) Vandamme et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium indoltheticum 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 = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Campbell LL, Williams OB. A study of chitin-decomposing micro-organisms of marine origin. J Gen Microbiol 1951; 5:894-905.

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Record number: 783850

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Species Flavobacterium indoltheticum