Species ***Pseudomonas* *flexibilis***

Name: Pseudomonas flexibilis (Hespell 1977) Shin et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: fle.xi’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. flexibilis, flexible, pliant

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29606; LMG 29034

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP973996 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shin SK, Hwang CY, Cho YJ, Yi H. Reclassification of Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 as Pseudomonas flexibilis comb. nov., with Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:563-566.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Serpens tuomuerensis (Xin et al. 2009) Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Shin et al. (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009. Publication: Shin SK, Hwang CY, Cho YJ, Yi H. Reclassification of Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 as Pseudomonas flexibilis comb. nov., with Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:563-566.
- ⏰ According to Shin et al. (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Serpens tuomuerensis (Xin et al. 2009) Rudra and Gupta 2024. Publication: Shin SK, Hwang CY, Cho YJ, Yi H. Reclassification of Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 as Pseudomonas flexibilis comb. nov., with Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:563-566.
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shin SK, Hwang CY, Cho YJ, Yi H. Reclassification of Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 as Pseudomonas flexibilis comb. nov., with Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:563-566.

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Species Pseudomonas flexibilis

Species ***Pseudomonas* *flexibilis***