Species ***Flavobacterium* *qiangtangense***

Name: Flavobacterium qiangtangense corrig. Huang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: qi.ang.tang.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. qiangtangense, referring to Qiangtang

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … qi-an͡g-tan͡g-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12706; F3; JCM 19739

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF726983 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huang F, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Wang P, Lu J, Lv J. Flavobacterium qiangtangensis sp. nov., isolated from Qiangtang basin in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:234-239. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Flavobacterium qiangtangensis Huang et al. 2015	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

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 4 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.
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, qiangtangensis (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

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

Assigned by: Huang F, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Wang P, Lu J, Lv J. Flavobacterium qiangtangensis sp. nov., isolated from Qiangtang basin in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:234-239. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 792752

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Species Flavobacterium qiangtangense

Species ***Flavobacterium* *qiangtangense***