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''Flavobacterium'' is a genus of
Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
, nonmotile and motile,
rod-shaped Bacterial cellular morphologies are the shapes that are characteristic of various types of bacteria and often key to their identification. Their direct examination under a light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria (and archae ...
bacteria Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...
that consists of 130 recognized species. Flavobacteria are found in soil and fresh water in a variety of environments. Several species are known to cause disease in freshwater fish. ''
Flavobacterium psychrophilum ''Flavobacterium psychrophilum'' is a psychrophilic, gram-negative bacterial rod (3-5 μm in length), belonging to the Bacteroidota. It is the causative agent of bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) and was first isolated in 1948 during a die- ...
'' causes the
bacterial cold water disease Bacterial cold water disease (BCWD) is a bacterial disease of freshwater fish, specifically salmonid fish. It is caused by the bacterium '' Flavobacterium psychrophilum'' (previously classified in the genus '' Cytophaga''), a psychrophilic, gram ...
on
salmonids Salmonidae (, ) is a family of ray-finned fish, the only extant member of the suborder Salmonoidei, consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids". The family includes salmon (both Atlantic a ...
and the rainbow trout fry disease on
rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributary, tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an Fish migration#Classification, ...
. '' F. columnare'' causes the cotton-wool disease on freshwater fishes. '' F. branchiophilum'' causes the bacterial gill disease on
trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...
. Another member of this genus, '' F. okeanokoites'' is the original source for the type IIs
restriction endonuclease A restriction enzyme, restriction endonuclease, REase, ENase or'' restrictase '' is an enzyme that cleaves DNA into fragments at or near specific recognition sites within molecules known as restriction sites. Restriction enzymes are one class o ...
FokI, ''Fok''I, used in Zinc finger nucleases and Transcription activator-like effector nuclease, TALENs. Species who are a part of the genus ''Flavobacterium'' are most likely found scattered along in nature. These microbes are mostly found in aquatic ecosystems and wet areas with freshwater or seawater.


Species

The genus ''Flavobacterium'' comprises the following species: ''Flavobacterium acidificum, F. acidificum''
''Flavobacterium aciduliphilum, F. aciduliphilum''
''Flavobacterium acidurans, F. acidurans''
''Flavobacterium agri, F. agri''
''Flavobacterium agrisoli, F. agrisoli''
''Flavobacterium ahnfeltiae, F. ahnfeltiae''
''Flavobacterium ajazii, F. ajazii''
''Flavobacterium album, F. album''
''Flavobacterium algicola, F. algicola''
''Flavobacterium alkalisoli, F. alkalisoli''
''Flavobacterium ammonificans, F. ammonificans''
''Flavobacterium ammoniigenes, F. ammoniigenes''
''Flavobacterium amnicola, F. amnicola''
''Flavobacterium amnigenum, F. amnigenum''
''Flavobacterium anatoliense, F. anatoliense''
''Flavobacterium anhuiense, F. anhuiense''
''Flavobacterium antarcticum, F. antarcticum''
''Flavobacterium aquaticum, F. aquaticum''
''Flavobacterium akiainvivens, F. akiainvivens''
''Flavobacterium aquariorum, F. aquariorum''
''Flavobacterium aquatile, F. aquatile''
''Flavobacterium aquicola, F. aquicola''
''Flavobacterium aquidurense, F. aquidurense''
''Flavobacterium aquimarinum, F. aquimarinum''
''Flavobacterium araucananum, F. araucananum''
''Flavobacterium arcticum, F. arcticum''
''Flavobacterium arsenatis, F. arsenatis''
''Flavobacterium arsenitoxidans, F. arsenitoxidans''
''Flavobacterium aurantiibacter, F. aurantiibacter''
''Flavobacterium aureus, F. aureus''
''Flavobacterium banpakuense, F. banpakuense''
''Flavobacterium baculatum, F. baculatum''
''Flavobacterium beibuense, F. beibuense''
''Flavobacterium bernardetii, F. bernardetii''
''Flavobacterium bizetiae, F. bizetiae''
''Flavobacterium bomense, F. bomense''
''Flavobacterium bomensis, F. bomensis''
''Flavobacterium branchiarum, F. branchiarum''
''Flavobacterium branchiicola, F. branchiicola''
'' F. branchiophilum''
''Flavobacterium breve, F. breve''
''Flavobacterium brevivitae, F. brevivitae''
''Flavobacterium buctense, F. buctense''
''Flavobacterium caeni, F. caeni''
''Flavobacterium caseinilyticum, F. caseinilyticum''
''Flavobacterium cauense, F. cauense''
''Flavobacterium cellulosilyticum, F. cellulosilyticum''
''Flavobacterium ceti, F. ceti''
''Flavobacterium cerinum, F. cerinum''
''Flavobacterium cheniae, F. cheniae''
''Flavobacterium cheongpyeongense, F. cheongpyeongense''
''Flavobacterium cheonanense, F. cheonanense''
''Flavobacterium cheonhonense, F. cheonhonense''
''Flavobacterium chilense, F. chilense''
''Flavobacterium chryseum, F. chryseum''
''Flavobacterium chungangense, F. chungangense''
''Flavobacterium chungbukense, F. chungbukense''
''Flavobacterium chungnamense, F. chungnamense''
''Flavobacterium circumlabens, F. circumlabens''
''Flavobacterium collinsense, F. collinsense''
''Flavobacterium collinsii, F. collinsii''
'' F. columnare''
''Flavobacterium compostarboris, F. compostarboris''
''Flavobacterium commune, F. commune''
''Flavobacterium coralii, F. coralii''
''Flavobacterium covae, F. covae''
''Flavobacterium crassostreae, F. crassostreae''
''Flavobacterium croceum, F. croceum''
''Flavobacterium crocinum, F. crocinum''
''Flavobacterium cucumis, F. cucumis''
''Flavobacterium cupreum, F. cupreum''
''Flavobacterium cutihirudinis, F. cutihirudinis''
''Flavobacterium cyanobacteriorum, F. cyanobacteriorum''
''Flavobacterium daejeonense, F. daejeonense''
''Flavobacterium daemonensis, F. daemonensis''
''Flavobacterium dankookense, F. dankookense''
''Flavobacterium dasani, F. dasani''
''Flavobacterium dauae, F. dauae''
''Flavobacterium davisii, F. davisii''
''Flavobacterium defluvii, F. defluvii''
''Flavobacterium degerlachei, F. degerlache''
''Flavobacterium denitrificans, F. denitrificans''
''Flavobacterium devorans, F. devorans''
''Flavobacterium difficile, F. difficile''
''Flavobacterium dispersum, F. dispersum''
''Flavobacterium dongtanense, F. dongtanense''
''Flavobacterium eburneum, F. eburneum''
''Flavobacterium endophyticum, F. endophyticum''
''Flavobacterium endoglycinae, F. endoglycinae''
''Flavobacterium enshiense, F. enshiense''
''Flavobacterium faecale, F. faecale''
''Flavobacterium ferrugineum, F. ferrugineum''
''Flavobacterium filum, F. filum''
''Flavobacterium flaviflagrans, F. flaviflagrans''
''Flavobacterium flevense, F. flevense''
''Flavobacterium fluviale, F. fluviale''
''Flavobacterium fluviatile, F. fluviatile''
''Flavobacterium fluvii, F. fluvii''
''Flavobacterium fontis, F. fontis''
''Flavobacterium franklandianum, F. franklandianum''
''Flavobacterium frigidarium, F. frigidarium''
''Flavobacterium frigidimaris, F. frigidimaris''
''Flavobacterium frigoris, F frigoris''
''Flavobacterium fryxellicola, F. fryxellicola''
''Flavobacterium fulvum, F. fulvum''
''Flavobacterium gelidilacus, F. gelidilacus''
''Flavobacterium gawalongense, F. gawalongense''
''Flavobacterium gillisiae, F. gillisiae''
''Flavobacterium ginsengisoli, F. ginsengisoli''
''Flavobacterium ginsenosidimutans, F. ginsenosidimutans''
''Flavobacterium glaciei, F. glaciei''
''Flavobacterium glycines, F. glycines''
''Flavobacterium granuli, F. granuli''
''Flavobacterium halmophilum, F. halmophilum''
''Flavobacterium hankyongi, F. hankyongi''
''Flavobacterium haoranii, F. haoranii''
''Flavobacterium hauense, F. hauense''
''Flavobacterium hercynium, F. hercynium''
''Flavobacterium hibernum, F. hibernum''
''Flavobacterium hiemivividum, F. hiemivividum''
''Flavobacterium humi, F. humi''
''Flavobacterium humicola, F. humicola''
''Flavobacterium hydatis, F. hydatis''
''Flavobacterium hydrocarbonoxydans, F. hydrocarbonoxydans''
''Flavobacterium hydrophilum, F. hydrophilum''
''Flavobacterium ichthyis, F. ichthyis''
''Flavobacterium indicum, F. indicum''
''Flavobacterium inkyongense, F. inkyongense''
''Flavobacterium inviolabile, F. inviolabile''
''Flavobacterium jejuense, F. jejuense''
''Flavobacterium jocheonensis, F. jocheonensis''
''Flavobacterium johnsoniae, F. johnsoniae''
''Flavobacterium jumunjinense, F. jumunjinense''
''Flavobacterium kingsejongi, F. kingsejongi''
''Flavobacterium knui, F. knui''
''Flavobacterium koreense, F. koreense''
''Flavobacterium kyungheense, F. kyungheense''
''Flavobacterium lacicola, F. lacicola''
''Flavobacterium lacunae, F. lacunae''
''Flavobacterium lacus, F. lacus''
''Flavobacterium laiguense, F. laiguense''
''Flavobacterium limicola, F. limicola''
''Flavobacterium limnosediminis, F. limnosediminis''
''Flavobacterium lindanitolerans, F. lindanitolerans''
''Flavobacterium longum, F. longum''
''Flavobacterium lotistagni, F. lotistagni''
''Flavobacterium luticocti, F. luticocti''
''Flavobacterium lutivivi, F. lutivivi''
''Flavobacterium macrobrachii, F. macrobrachii''
''Flavobacterium magnum, F. magnum''
''Flavobacterium maotaiense, F. maotaiense''
''Flavobacterium marinum, F. marinum''
''Flavobacterium maris, F. maris''
''Flavobacterium microcysteis, F.microcysteis''
''Flavobacterium micromati, F. micromati''
''Flavobacterium mizutaii, F. mizutaii''
''Flavobacterium muglaense, F. muglaense''
''Flavobacterium myungsuense, F. myungsuense''
''Flavobacterium multivorum, F. multivorum''
''Flavobacterium nackdongense, F. nackdongense''
''Flavobacterium naphthae, F. naphthae''
''Flavobacterium nitratireducens, F. nitratireducens''
''Flavobacterium nitrogenifigens, F. nitrogenifigens''
''Flavobacterium niveum, F. niveum''
''Flavobacterium noncentrifugens, F. noncentrifugens''
''Flavobacterium notoginsengisoli, F. notoginsengisoli''
''Flavobacterium oceanosedimentum, F. oceanosedimentum''
''Flavobacterium omnivorum, F. omnivorum''
''Flavobacterium oncorhynchi, F. oncorhynchi''
'' F. okeanokoites''
''Flavobacterium orientale, F. orientale''
''Flavobacterium oreochromis, F. oreochromis''
''Flavobacterium oryzae, F. oryzae''
''Flavobacterium panici, F. panici''
''Flavobacterium palustre, F. palustre''
''Flavobacterium paronense, F. paronense''
''Flavobacterium parvum, F. parvum''
''Flavobacterium pectinovorum, F. pectinovorum''
''Flavobacterium pedocola, F. pedocola''
''Flavobacterium petrolei, F. petrolei''
''Flavobacterium phocarum, F. phocarum''
''Flavobacterium phragmitis, F. phragmitis''
''Flavobacterium phycosphaerae, F. phycosphaerae''
''Flavobacterium piscinae, F. piscinae''
''Flavobacterium piscis, F. piscis''
''Flavobacterium plurextorum, F. plurextorum''
''Flavobacterium pokkalii, F. pokkalii''
''Flavobacterium ponti, F. ponti''
''Flavobacterium procerum, F. procerum''
''Flavobacterium profundi, F. profundi''
''Flavobacterium psychrolimnae, F. psychrolimnae''
''Flavobacterium psychrophilum, F. psychrophilum''
''Flavobacterium psychroterrae, F. psychroterrae''
''Flavobacterium psychrotolerans, F. psychrotolerans''
''Flavobacterium qiangtangense, F. qiangtangense''
''Flavobacterium rakeshii, F. rakeshii''
''Flavobacterium ranwuense, F. ranwuense''
''Flavobacterium reichenbachii, F. reichenbachii''
''Flavobacterium resistens, F. resistens''
''Flavobacterium restrictum, F restrictum''
''Flavobacterium rhamnosiphilum, F. rhamnosiphilum''
''Flavobacterium riviphilum, F. riviphilum''
''Flavobacterium rivuli, F. rivuli''
''Flavobacterium saccharophilum, F. saccharophilum''
''Flavobacterium saliperosum, F. saliperosum''
''Flavobacterium salilacus, F. salilacus''
''Flavobacterium salmonis, F. salmonis''
''Flavobacterium sandaracinum, F. sandaracinum''
''Flavobacterium sangjuense, F. sangjuense''
''Flavobacterium sasangense, F. sasangense''
''Flavobacterium segetis, F. segetis''
''Flavobacterium sediminilitoris, F. sediminilitoris''
''Flavobacterium sediminis, F. sediminis''
''Flavobacterium selenitireducens, F. selenitireducens''
''Flavobacterium seoulense, F. seoulense''
''Flavobacterium sharifuzzamanii, F. sharifuzzamanii''
''Flavobacterium silvaticum, F. silvaticum''
''Flavobacterium silvisoli, F. silvisoli''
''Flavobacterium sinopsychrotolerans, F. sinopsychrotolerans''
''Flavobacterium soli, F. soli''
''Flavobacterium solisilvae, F. solisilvae''
''Flavobacterium spartansii, F. spartansii''
''Flavobacterium squillarum, F. squillarum''
''Flavobacterium stagni, F. stagni''
''Flavobacterium suaedae, F. suaedae''
''Flavobacterium subsaxonicum, F. subsaxonicum''
''Flavobacterium succinans, F. succinans''
''Flavobacterium suncheonense, F. suncheonense''
''Flavobacterium supellecticarium, F. supellecticarium''
''Flavobacterium suzhouense, F. suzhouense''
''Flavobacterium swingsii, F. swingsii''
''Flavobacterium tagetis, F. tagetis''
''Flavobacterium tangerina, F. tangerina''
''Flavobacterium tangerinum, F. tangerinum''
''Flavobacterium tegetincola, F. tegetincola''
''Flavobacterium terrae, F. terrae''
''Flavobacterium terrigena, F. terrigena''
''Flavobacterium terriphilum, F. terriphilum''
''Flavobacterium thermophilum, F. thermophilum''
''Flavobacterium tiangeerense, F. tiangeerense''
''Flavobacterium tibetense, F. tibetense''
''Flavobacterium tilapiae, F. tilapiae''
''Flavobacterium tistrianum, F. tistrianum''
''Flavobacterium tructae, F. tructae''
''Flavobacterium tyrosinilyticum, F. tyrosinilyticum''
''Flavobacterium ummariense, F. ummariense''
''Flavobacterium undicola, F. undicola''
''Flavobacterium ureilyticum, F. ureilyticum''
''Flavobacterium urocaniciphilum, F. urocaniciphilum''
''Flavobacterium urumqiense, F. urumqiense''
''Flavobacterium verecundum, F. verecundum''
''Flavobacterium vireti, F. vireti''
''Flavobacterium viscosum, F. viscosum''
''Flavobacterium weaverense, F. weaverense''
''Flavobacterium xanthum, F. xanthum''
''Flavobacterium xinjiangense, F. xinjiangense''
''Flavobacterium xueshanense, F. xueshanense''
''Flavobacterium yanchengense, F. yanchengense''
''Flavobacterium yonginense, F. yonginense''
''Flavobacterium zaozhuangense, F. zaozhuangense''
''Flavobacterium zepuense, F. zepuense''
''Flavobacterium zettnowii, F. zettnowii''
''Flavobacterium zhairuonense, F. zhairuonense''
''Flavobacterium zhairuonensis, F. zhairuonensis''


References

{{Authority control Flavobacterium, Bacterial diseases of fish Gram-negative bacteria Bacteria genera Bacteria described in 1923