Name: Flexibacter ovolyticus Hansen et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.vo.ly’ti.cus. L. neut. n. ovum, egg; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. ovolyticus, egg dissolving, egg damaging

Pronunciation, gender: … o-wo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51887; CCUG 35199; CIP 106403; DSM 18103; IFO 15947; JCM 21158; LMG 13026; NBRC 15947; NCIMB 13127; strain EKD 002

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB078058 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hansen GH, Bergh O, Michaelsen J, Knappskog D. Flexibacter ovolyticus sp. nov., a pathogen of eggs and larvae of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:451-458.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Tenacibaculum ovolyticum (Hansen et al. 1992) Suzuki et al. 2001

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tenacibaculum ovolyticum (Hansen et al. 1992) Suzuki et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Flexibacter ovolyticus 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t2". — 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 5 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Flexibacter Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hansen GH, Bergh O, Michaelsen J, Knappskog D. Flexibacter ovolyticus sp. nov., a pathogen of eggs and larvae of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:451-458.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/flexibacter-ovolyticusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 783868