Species Flavobacterium thalpophilum

Name: Flavobacterium thalpophilum Holmes et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thal.po’phi.lum. Gr. neut. n. thalpos, warmth, heat; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. thalpophilum, warmth-loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43320; CCUG 22397; CIP 100935; DSM 11723; IFO 14963; JCM 21153; K-1173; NBRC 14963; NCTC 11429; NRRL B-14902

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16S rRNA gene: AJ438177 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Hollis DG, Steigerwalt AG, Pickett MJ, Brenner DJ. Flavobacterium thalpophilum, a new species recovered from human clinical material. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:677-682.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Sphingobacterium thalpophilum (Holmes et al. 1983) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sphingobacterium thalpophilum (Holmes et al. 1983) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Flavobacterium thalpophilum 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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 species itself.

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

Assigned by: Holmes B, Hollis DG, Steigerwalt AG, Pickett MJ, Brenner DJ. Flavobacterium thalpophilum, a new species recovered from human clinical material. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:677-682.

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Species Flavobacterium thalpophilum