Species ***Flavobacterium* *succinicans***

Name: Flavobacterium succinicans (Reichenbach 1989 ex Anderson and Ordal 1961) Bernardet et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Cytophaga succinicans (ex Anderson and Ordal 1961) Reichenbach 1989

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; from L. neut. adj. succinum, amber; N.L. neut. part. adj. succinicans, intended to mean forming succinic acid

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 4002

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX657046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Cytophaga succinicans (ex Anderson and Ordal 1961) Reichenbach 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

Notes:
- 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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

Assigned by: Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148.

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Species Flavobacterium succinicans

Species ***Flavobacterium* *succinicans***