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Flavobacterium rivulicola

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Flavobacterium rivulicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Flavobacteriia
Order: Flavobacteriales
Family: Flavobacteriaceae
Genus: Flavobacterium
Species:
F. rivulicola
Binomial name
Flavobacterium rivulicola
Kim et al. 2024
Type strain
IMCC34852T (KACC 23133T, KCTC 82066T, NBRC 114419T)

Flavobacterium rivulicola is a Gram-negative aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium in the family Flavobacteriaceae. It was isolated from a freshwater stream in South Korea and formally described as a new species in 2024.[1]

Morphology and physiology

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Flavobacterium rivulicola forms yellow-pigmented colonies on agar. Cells are non-spore-forming and non-motile bacilli. It grows at temperatures between 10–37 °C, within a pH range of 6.0–9.0, and tolerates up to 0.5% NaCl (w/v).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim, Sumin; Park, Miri S.; Kang, Ilnam; Cho, Jang-Cheon (September 2024). "Flavobacterium rivulicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater stream". Current Microbiology. 81 (9): 290. doi:10.1007/s00284-024-03814-6.