Flavobacterium flabelliforme

Flavobacterium flabelliforme
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Flavobacteriia
Order: Flavobacteriales
Family: Flavobacteriaceae
Genus: Flavobacterium
Species:
F. flabelliforme
Binomial name
Flavobacterium flabelliforme
Kralova et al. 2021

Flavobacterium flabelliforme is a psychrotolerant bacterium. It has been found in an abandoned bird nest on James Ross Island in Antarctica.[1][2][3][4] The bacterium's specific epithet is derived from the Latin flabellum, meaning fan, in reference to how its colonies are shaped like fans.[1]

Members of the Flavobacterium genus can be found in water, soil, or milk.[5][6] They are known to break down casein[7] and digest polysaccharides.[8] The yellow color is prevalent in the Flavobacterium genus.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Králová, Stanislava; Busse, Hans-Jürgen; Bezdíček, Matěj; Sandoval-Powers, Megan; Nykrýnová, Markéta; Staňková, Eva; Krsek, Daniel; Sedláček, Ivo (2021-10-22). "Flavobacterium flabelliforme sp. nov. and Flavobacterium geliluteum sp. nov., Two Multidrug-Resistant Psychrotrophic Species Isolated From Antarctica". Frontiers in Microbiology. 12 729977. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.729977. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 8570120. PMID 34745033.
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  7. ^ Frank, J. F.; Hassan, A. N. (2002). "Microorganisms Associated with Milk". Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences. pp. 1786–1796. doi:10.1016/B0-12-227235-8/00305-9. ISBN 978-0-12-227235-6.
  8. ^ Xu-Dong, Lian; Guan, Yong; Jiang, Yue; Dong-Heui, Kwak; Kyung lee, Mi; Li, Zhun (2025). "Discovery of two novel Flavobacterium species with potential for complex polysaccharide degradation". Scientific Reports. 15 (1) 3494. nature.com. Bibcode:2025NatSR..15.3494L. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-87876-x. PMC 11775131. PMID 39875460.
  9. ^ Gélinas, Vincent; Paquet, Valérie E.; Paquet, Maude F.; Charette, Steve J.; Vincent, Antony T. (October 2024). "Specific amino acid changes correlate with pathogenic flavobacteria". Genome. 67 (10). Canadian Science Publishing: 368–377. doi:10.1139/gen-2024-0018. ISSN 0831-2796. PMID 39351909. Retrieved 2025-12-02.