Name: Flexivirga endophytica Gao et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.do.phy’ti.ca. Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. neut. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the isolation from plant tissues

Pronunciation, gender: en-do-P^HY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15085; KCTC 39536; YIM 7505

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16S rRNA gene: KX151661 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gao R, Liu BB, Yang W, Song PF, Chen W, Salam N, Duan YQ, Li QQ, Li WJ. Flexivirga endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from a leaf of Sweet Basil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3388-3392.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Flexivirga Anzai et al. 2012

Assigned by: Gao R, Liu BB, Yang W, Song PF, Chen W, Salam N, Duan YQ, Li QQ, Li WJ. Flexivirga endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from a leaf of Sweet Basil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3388-3392.

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Record number: 794473