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Species Marinifilum flexuosum
Name: Marinifilum flexuosum Ruvira et al. 2013
Etymology: fle.xu.o’sum. L. neut. adj. flexuosum, flexuous, crooked
Pronunciation, gender: fle-xu-O-sum, neuter
Type strain: CECT 7448; DSM 21950; M30
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HE613737
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Ruvira MA, Lucena T, Pujalte MJ, Arahal DR, Macian MC. Marinifilum flexuosum sp. nov., a new Bacteroidetes isolated from coastal Mediterranean Sea water and emended description of the genus Marinifilum Na et al., 2009. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:155-159. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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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: Marinifilum Na et al. 2009
Assigned by:
Ruvira MA, Lucena T, Pujalte MJ, Arahal DR, Macian MC. Marinifilum flexuosum sp. nov., a new Bacteroidetes isolated from coastal Mediterranean Sea water and emended description of the genus Marinifilum Na et al., 2009. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:155-159.
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Record number: 791037
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