Name: Zobellia uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Barbeyron et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium uliginosum ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: u.li.gi.no’sa. L. fem. adj. uliginosa, moist, marshy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: zo-BEL-li-a u-li-gi-NO-sa, feminine

Type strain: ACAM 538; ATCC 14397; CCUG 33448; CECT 4277; CIP 104808; DSM 2061; IFO 14962; JCM 21152; LMG 3809; NBRC 14962; NCIMB 1863; NCMB 1863; ZoBell 553

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16S rRNA gene: M62799 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Kloareg B, Potin P. Zobellia galactanovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine species of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a red alga, and classification of [Cytophaga] uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Zobellia uliginosa gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:985-997. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cytophaga uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Agarbacterium uliginosum" (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Breed 1957	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Flavobacterium uliginosum ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cellulophaga uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Bowman 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Nedashkovskaya et al. 2021 Nedashkovskaya O, Otstavnykh N, Zhukova N, Guzev K, Chausova V, et al. Zobellia barbeyronii sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from seaweed, and emended description of the species Z. amurskyensis, Z. laminariae, Z. russellii and Z. uliginosa. Diversity 2021; 13:520. 🇷🇺 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 36. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5413.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Zobellia uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Barbeyron et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Zobellia Barbeyron et al. 2001

Assigned by: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Kloareg B, Potin P. Zobellia galactanovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine species of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a red alga, and classification of [Cytophaga] uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Zobellia uliginosa gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:985-997. 🇫🇷

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