Species Flavobacterium zhouii

Name: Flavobacterium zhouii Han et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zhou’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zhouii, of Zhou, named in honour of Professor Pei-Jin Zhou, for his contributions to the study of extremophiles

Pronunciation, gender: Z͡HOU-i-i, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.24124; NBRC 114829; ZS1P70

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16S rRNA gene: PP958279 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Han D, Yang LL, Xin YH, Liu Q. Description of Flavobacterium fructosi sp. nov., Flavobacterium xylosi sp. nov. and Flavobacterium zhouii sp. nov., three new members of the genus Flavobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6694. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Flavobacterium zhoui corrig. Han et al. 2025

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Flavobacterium zhoui corrig. Han et al. 2025	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-03-04.
- 🙅 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 genus.

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

Assigned by: Han D, Yang LL, Xin YH, Liu Q. Description of Flavobacterium fructosi sp. nov., Flavobacterium xylosi sp. nov. and Flavobacterium zhouii sp. nov., three new members of the genus Flavobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6694. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 62331

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Species Flavobacterium zhouii