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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Flavobacterium wongokense

Name: Flavobacterium wongokense Jo et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: won.go.ken’se. N.L. neut. adj. wongokense, belonging to Wongok Lake, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … won-go-KEN-se, neuter

Type strain: KACC 22407; LMG 32500; WG47

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16S rRNA gene: OK513244 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jo JH, Lee SY, Chun SY, Im WT. Flavobacterium anseongense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium wongokense sp. nov., isolated from freshwater and freshwater soil in South Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6724. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6792.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Jo JH, Lee SY, Chun SY, Im WT. Flavobacterium anseongense sp. nov. and Flavobacterium wongokense sp. nov., isolated from freshwater and freshwater soil in South Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6724. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 64929
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