Name: Flectobacillus longus Lu et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lon’gus. L. masc. adj. longus, long, extended, referring to the production of long rods

Pronunciation, gender: LON-gus, masculine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.3222; KCTC 92561; LYT7W

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16S rRNA gene: OQ983542 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lu H, Li P, Chen L, Chen G. Flectobacillus longus sp. nov. and Flectobacillus rivi sp. nov., isolated from streams in China and reclassification of Flectobacillus rhizosphaerae as a synonym of Flectobacillus roseus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6148.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Lu H, Li P, Chen L, Chen G. Flectobacillus longus sp. nov. and Flectobacillus rivi sp. nov., isolated from streams in China and reclassification of Flectobacillus rhizosphaerae as a synonym of Flectobacillus roseus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6148.

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Record number: 41182