Name: Planomicrobium flavidum Jung et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vi.dum. L. neut. adj. flavidum, pale yellow

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wi-dum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 56756; DSM 27642; ISL-41; KCTC 13261

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ265708 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jung YT, Kang SJ, Oh TK, Yoon JH, Kim BH. Planomicrobium flavidum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and transfer of Planococcus stackebrandtii Mayilraj et al. 2005 to the genus Planomicrobium as Planomicrobium stackebrandtii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2929-2933.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Metaplanococcus flavidus (Jung et al. 2009) Gupta and Patel 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Metaplanococcus flavidus (Jung et al. 2009) Gupta and Patel 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Planomicrobium flavidum 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 Planomicrobium.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Planomicrobium Yoon et al. 2001

Assigned by: Jung YT, Kang SJ, Oh TK, Yoon JH, Kim BH. Planomicrobium flavidum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and transfer of Planococcus stackebrandtii Mayilraj et al. 2005 to the genus Planomicrobium as Planomicrobium stackebrandtii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2929-2933.

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Record number: 788263