Name: Flexibacter canadensis Christensen 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: masculine

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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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