Species ***Flavobacterium* *labens***

Name: Flavobacterium labens Liu et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la’bens. L. neut. part. adj. labens, gliding, referring to the gliding motility

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LA-bens, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.11428; LB3P6; NBRC 114818

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16S rRNA gene: PX401543 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Q, Yang LL, Xin YH. Ten novel psychrophilic Flavobacterium species from Tibetan Plateau glaciers define a cryospheric lineage with global cold-origin relatives. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7021. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-01-20.
- 🙆 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: Liu Q, Yang LL, Xin YH. Ten novel psychrophilic Flavobacterium species from Tibetan Plateau glaciers define a cryospheric lineage with global cold-origin relatives. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7021. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 69803

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Species Flavobacterium labens

Species ***Flavobacterium* *labens***