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Species Flavobacterium verecundum

Name: Flavobacterium verecundum Sheu et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ve.re.cun’dum. L. neut. adj. verecundum, shy or unobtrusive, free from extravagance, alluding to the lack of obvious biochemical characteristics of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fla-wo-bak-TE-ri-um we-re-KUN-dum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80914; KCTC 42745; LMG 29005; TTM-46

16S rRNA gene: LN849950 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Chen YL, Chen WM. Flavobacterium verecundum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3337-3344. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

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

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Chen YL, Chen WM. Flavobacterium verecundum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3337-3344. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 794556