Name: Flavobacterium omnivorum Zhu et al. 2003
Etymology: om.ni.vo.rum. L. neut. adj. omne, everything; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. neut. adj. omnivorum, eating everything, referring to the ability of the strain to degrade a wide range of macromolecules
Type strain: CGMCC 1.2747; DSM 19742; JCM 11313; ZF-8
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Valid publication:
Zhu F, Wang S, Zhou P. Flavobacterium xinjiangense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium omnivorum sp. nov., novel psychrophiles from the China No. 1 glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:853-857.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhu F, Wang S, Zhou P. Flavobacterium xinjiangense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium omnivorum sp. nov., novel psychrophiles from the China No. 1 glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:853-857.
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Record number: 783853