Species ***Flavobacterium* *koreense***

Name: Flavobacterium koreense Lee et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. koreense, of or belonging to Korea

Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: ARSA-42; JCM 17066; KACC 14969; KCTC 23182

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU295967 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee S, Weon HY, Kim SJ, Ahn TY. Flavobacterium koreense sp. nov., Flavobacterium chungnamense sp. nov., and Flavobacterium cheonanense sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater reservoir. J Microbiol 2011; 49:387-392.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 143. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Lee et al. 2012 Lee S, Weon HY, Han K, Ahn TY. Flavobacterium dankookense sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater reservoir, and emended descriptions of Flavobacterium cheonanense, F. chungnamense, F. koreense and F. aquatile. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2378-2382. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Lee S, Weon HY, Kim SJ, Ahn TY. Flavobacterium koreense sp. nov., Flavobacterium chungnamense sp. nov., and Flavobacterium cheonanense sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater reservoir. J Microbiol 2011; 49:387-392.

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Species Flavobacterium koreense

Species ***Flavobacterium* *koreense***