Name: Salinimicrobium flavum Zhang et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vum. L. neut. adj. flavum, yellow, the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-ni-mi-KRO-bi-um FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 42585; MCCC 1H00115; X7

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR528477 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang H, Chang YQ, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Salinimicrobium flavum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4083-4088. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Salinimicrobium Lim et al. 2008

Assigned by: Zhang H, Chang YQ, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Salinimicrobium flavum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4083-4088. 🇨🇳

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