Name: Microvirga flocculans (Takeda et al. 2004) Weon et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Balneimonas flocculans corrig. Takeda et al. 2004

Etymology: floc’cu.lans. N.L. fem. part. adj. flocculans, flocculating

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-817; DSM 28869; IAM 15034; JCM 11936; KCTC 12101; TFB

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB098515 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weon HY, Kwon SW, Son JA, Jo EH, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Kim BY, Ka JO. Description of Microvirga aerophila sp. nov. and Microvirga aerilata sp. nov., isolated from air, reclassification of Balneimonas flocculans Takeda et al. 2004 as Microvirga flocculans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microvirga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2596-2600.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Balneomonas flocculans Takeda et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Balneimonas flocculans corrig. Takeda et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.17004 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Microvirga Kanso and Patel 2003

Assigned by: Weon HY, Kwon SW, Son JA, Jo EH, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Kim BY, Ka JO. Description of Microvirga aerophila sp. nov. and Microvirga aerilata sp. nov., isolated from air, reclassification of Balneimonas flocculans Takeda et al. 2004 as Microvirga flocculans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microvirga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2596-2600.

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