Species ***Flavobacterium* *viscosum***

Name: Flavobacterium viscosum corrig. Li et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vis.co’sum. L. neut. adj. viscosum, viscous

Pronunciation, gender: wis-KO-sum, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016015; KCTC 52101; YIM 102796

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16S rRNA gene: MK184511 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li G, Chen X, Li Y, Shi S, Jiang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, Jiang C. Flavobacterium viscosus sp. nov. and Flavobacterium tangerina sp. nov., from Primates Feces. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:818-823. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Flavobacterium viscosus Li et al. 2020	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
Paenimyroides viscosum (Li et al. 2020) Zhang et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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.
- ⚠ This name is retained (and recommended for medical use. This will change in the future) instead of Paenimyroides viscosum (Li et al. 2020) Zhang et al. 2023. Publication: Zhang K, Cui L, Zeng Q, Shi S, Long L, Tian X. Paenimyroides aestuarii gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from sediment in the Pearl River Estuary and reclassification of five Flavobacterium and four Myroides species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6091. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

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

Assigned by: Li G, Chen X, Li Y, Shi S, Jiang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, Jiang C. Flavobacterium viscosus sp. nov. and Flavobacterium tangerina sp. nov., from Primates Feces. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:818-823. 🇨🇳

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Species Flavobacterium viscosum

Species ***Flavobacterium* *viscosum***