Name: Flexibacter canadensis Christensen 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.na.den’sis. N.L. masc. adj. canadensis, of or belonging to Canada, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-na-DEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29591; CIP 104802; DSM 3403; IFO 15130; JCM 21819; KACC 13276; LMG 8368; NBRC 15130; UASM 9D

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16S rRNA gene: AB078046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Christensen P. Flexibacter canadensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:429-432.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Solitalea canadensis (Christensen 1980) Weon et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Solitalea canadensis (Christensen 1980) Weon et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Flexibacter canadensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Flexibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Flexibacter Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Christensen P. Flexibacter canadensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:429-432.

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