Name: Flectobacillus pallidus Sheu et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’li.dus. L. masc. adj. pallidus, pale, the light pink colour of colonies

Pronunciation, gender: PAL-li-dus, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80975; KCTC 33800; LMG 29555; MVW-6

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: LT223123 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Liu LP, Chen WM. Flectobacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1126-1132. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Liu LP, Chen WM. Flectobacillus pallidus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1126-1132. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 795268