Name: Iodobacter fluviatilis corrig. (Moss et al. 1981) Logan 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Chromobacterium fluviatile Moss et al. 1981

Etymology: flu.vi.a’ti.lis. L. masc. adj. fluviatilis, of or belonging to a river

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 165; ATCC 33051; CCUG 30103; CIP 103351; DSM 3764; JCM 9044; LMG 6630; Logan C009; NBRC 102505; NCTC 11159

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16S rRNA gene: AB681839 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Logan NA. Numerical taxonomy of violet-pigmented, gram-negative bacteria and description of Iodobacter fluviatile gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:450-456.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chromobacterium fluviatile Moss et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Iodobacter fluviatile (Moss et al. 1981) Logan 1989	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Iodobacter Logan 1989. Publication: Logan NA. Numerical taxonomy of violet-pigmented, gram-negative bacteria and description of Iodobacter fluviatile gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:450-456.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:585; Iodobacter fluviatile (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Iodobacter fluviatile (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1997. Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.

Parent taxon: Iodobacter Logan 1989

Assigned by: Logan NA. Numerical taxonomy of violet-pigmented, gram-negative bacteria and description of Iodobacter fluviatile gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:450-456.

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