Species Flavobacterium multivorum

Name: Flavobacterium multivorum Holmes et al. 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti’vo.rum. L. masc. adj. multus, many; L. inf. v. vorare, to swallow; N.L. neut. adj. multivorum, intended to mean "produces acid from many carbohydrates"

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mul-TI-wo-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33613; B 5533; CCUG 11736; CDC B5533; CIP 100541; DSM 11691; GIFU 2812; IFO 14947; JCM 21156; LMG 8342; NBRC 14947; NCTC 11343; NRRL B-14861

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16S rRNA gene: AB680717 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Owen RJ, Weaver RE. Flavobacterium multivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens and previously known as group IIk, biotype 2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:21-34. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Sphingobacterium multivorum (Holmes et al. 1981) Yabuuchi et al. 1983

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingobacterium multivorum (Holmes et al. 1981) Yabuuchi et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium multivorum 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 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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, Weaver RE. Flavobacterium multivorum, a new species isolated from human clinical specimens and previously known as group IIk, biotype 2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:21-34. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 776257

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Species Flavobacterium multivorum