Species Flavobacterium salegens

Name: Flavobacterium salegens Dobson et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sal’e.gens. L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt; L. pres. part. egens, needy, necessitous; N.L. neut. part. adj. salegens, needing salt

Pronunciation, gender: SAL-e-gens, neuter

Type strain: ACAM 48; ATCC 51522; CCUG 33447; CIP 104041; DSM 5424; LMG 13193

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M92279 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dobson SJ, Colwell RR, McMeekin TA, Franzmann PD. Direct sequencing of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S rRNA gene of Flavobacterium gondwanense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium salegens sp. nov., two new species from a hypersaline Antarctic lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:77-83.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Salegentibacter salegens (Dobson et al. 1993) McCammon and Bowman 2000

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Salegentibacter salegens (Dobson et al. 1993) McCammon and Bowman 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium salegens 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 = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Dobson SJ, Colwell RR, McMeekin TA, Franzmann PD. Direct sequencing of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified 16S rRNA gene of Flavobacterium gondwanense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium salegens sp. nov., two new species from a hypersaline Antarctic lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:77-83.

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Record number: 776266

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Species Flavobacterium salegens