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Species Flavobacterium johnsoniae
Name: Flavobacterium johnsoniae corrig. (Stanier 1947) Bernardet et al. 1996
Basonym: Cytophaga johnsonae Stanier 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: john.so’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. johnsoniae, of Johnson, named after the American microbiologist Delia E. Johnson, who made an early study of chitinolytic gliding soil bacteria
Pronunciation, gender: john-SO-ni-a͡e, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 17061; CCUG 35202; CFBP 3036; CIP 100931; DSM 2064; IFO 14942; JCM 8514; LMG 1341; NBRC 14942
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M59051
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Cytophaga johnsoniae corrig. Stanier 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cytophaga johnsonae Stanier 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Flavobacterium johnsonae (Stanier 1947) Bernardet et al. 1996 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Emendations:
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Kim et al. 2012
Kim JJ, Kanaya E, Weon HY, Koga Y, Takano K, Dunfield PF, Kwon SW, Kanaya S. Flavobacterium compostarboris sp. nov., isolated from leaf-and-branch compost, and emended descriptions of Flavobacterium hercynium, Flavobacterium resistens and Flavobacterium johnsoniae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2018-2024.
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Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.
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Chen et al. 2013
Chen WM, Huang WC, Young CC, Sheu SY. Flavobacterium tilapiae sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater pond, and emended descriptions of Flavobacterium defluvii and Flavobacterium johnsoniae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:827-834. 🇹🇼
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.
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Kim et al. 2012
Kim JJ, Kanaya E, Weon HY, Koga Y, Takano K, Dunfield PF, Kwon SW, Kanaya S. Flavobacterium compostarboris sp. nov., isolated from leaf-and-branch compost, and emended descriptions of Flavobacterium hercynium, Flavobacterium resistens and Flavobacterium johnsoniae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2018-2024.
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Bernardet et al. (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Flexibacter aurantiacus Lewin 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148. 🇫🇷
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⏰ According to Garcia-Lopez et al. (2019), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Flexibacter aurantiacus Lewin 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07266 (N = 130).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 182 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hahnke et al. (2016).
Publication:
Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪
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🧍 Flavobacterium johnsoniae corrig. (Stanier 1947) Bernardet et al. 1996, includes strains NCIMB 1382 and NCIMB 1455, previously known as Flexibacter aurantiacus Lewin 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Lewin RA. A classification of flexibacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1969; 58:189-206.
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⏰ According to Bernardet et al. (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Flexibacter aurantiacus Lewin 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Flavobacterium johnsoniae subsp. aurantiacum (Lewin 1969) García-López et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Flavobacterium johnsoniae subsp. johnsoniae corrig. (Stanier 1947) García-López et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148. 🇫🇷
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