Name: Flectobacillus fontis Chen et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon’tis. L. gen. masc. n. fontis, of a pond or fountain, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a freshwater spring

Pronunciation, gender: FON-tis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80926; KCTC 33763; LMG 29292; MIB-4

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16S rRNA gene: LN890295 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Lin KR, Young CC, Sheu SY. Flectobacillus fontis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:336-342.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Flectobacillus Larkin et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chen WM, Lin KR, Young CC, Sheu SY. Flectobacillus fontis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:336-342.

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Record number: 795077