Name: Flaviramulus basaltis Einen and Øvreås 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba.sal’tis. L. gen. masc. n. basaltis, of basalt, pertaining to the source of isolation

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 109091; DSM 18180; H35

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ361033 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Einen J, Ovreas L. Flaviramulus basaltis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seafloor basalt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2455-2461.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Zhang et al. 2013 Zhang Y, Tang K, Shi X, Zhang XH. Flaviramulus ichthyoenteri sp. nov., an N-acylhomoserine lactone-degrading bacterium isolated from the intestine of a flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), and emended descriptions of the genus Flaviramulus and Flaviramulus basaltis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4477-4483. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.
  • García-López et al. 2019 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Flaviramulus Einen and Øvreås 2006. Publication: Einen J, Ovreas L. Flaviramulus basaltis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seafloor basalt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2455-2461.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Flaviramulus Einen and Øvreås 2006

Assigned by: Einen J, Ovreas L. Flaviramulus basaltis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seafloor basalt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2455-2461.

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