Name: Flavobacterium okayamense Kitahara et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: o.kay.a.men’se. N.L. neut. adj. okayamense, referring to Okayama in Japan, where the type of strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um o-kay-a-MEN-se, neuter
Type strain: ATCC TSD-280; KK2020170; KK2020-76; NBRC 115344
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AP024749
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kitahara K, Muzembo BA, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Tazato N, Ohno A, Uesaka K, Taniguchi M, Miyoshi SI. Flavobacterium okayamense sp. nov. isolated from surface seawater. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:346. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kitahara K, Muzembo BA, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Tazato N, Ohno A, Uesaka K, Taniguchi M, Miyoshi SI. Flavobacterium okayamense sp. nov. isolated from surface seawater. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:346. 🇯🇵
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