Other numbers: CIP 104199, LMG 13028, B. Austin 1. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < B. Austin (Cytophaga scophthalmis). Isolated from: Turbot gills (Scophthalmus maximus); UK. Additional information: Type (5982); Type of Flavobacterium scophthalmicum (5964). Causes gill disease and generalised haemorrhagic septicaemia in turbot (5964). Biohazard group 2. Cultivation conditions: Medium 83, 15°C.