Flexibacter

Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.^[4]

Flexibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Cytophagia
Order:	Cytophagales
Family:	Flexibacteraceae García-López et al. 2020[1]
Genus:	Flexibacter Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)[2]
Species[3]
"Flexibacter alginoliquefaciens" Katayama et al. 1985 Flexibacter flexilis Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) "Flexibacter giganteus" Soriano 1945 "Flexibacter topostinus" Suzuki et al. 1990
Synonyms
"Flexibacteraceae" Garrity and Holt 2001

Etymology: L. part. adj. flexus (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Flexibacter, intended to mean flexible rod.^[4]