Name: Conservatibacter flavescens Adhikary et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla.ves’cens. L. masc. part. adj. flavescens, becoming golden yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kon-ser-wa-ti-BAK-ter fla-WES-kens, masculine

Type strain: 7.4; CCUG 24852; DSM 105479; HIM 794-7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L06082 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Conservatibacter Adhikary et al. 2018. Publication: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: HIM 794.
  • 😷 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: Conservatibacter Adhikary et al. 2018

Assigned by: Adhikary S, Bisgaard M, Nicklas W, Christensen H. Reclassification of Bisgaard taxon 5 as Caviibacterium pharyngocola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Bisgaard taxon 7 as Conservatibacter flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:643-650. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 796393