Name: Plantibacter flavus Behrendt et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vus. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow, referring to the colony colour

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 14012; JCM 12144; LMG 19919; NBRC 103081; P 297/02

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ310417 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Behrendt U, Ulrich A, Schumann P, Naumann D, Suzuki K. Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1441-1454.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Plantibacter Behrendt et al. 2002. Publication: Behrendt U, Ulrich A, Schumann P, Naumann D, Suzuki K. Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1441-1454.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 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: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Plantibacter Behrendt et al. 2002

Assigned by: Behrendt U, Ulrich A, Schumann P, Naumann D, Suzuki K. Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1441-1454.

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