flavobacterium dispersum flavobacterium dispersum flavobacterium dispersum is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of flavobacterium which has been isolated from a freshwater spring in taiwan. flavobacterium dispersum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: flavobacterium species: f. dispersum binomial name flavobacterium dispersumchen et al. 2017 type strain bcrc 80978, kctc 52234, lmg 29558, strain mvw-23 a novel bacterial strain mvw-23t was isolated from a freshwater spring in taiwan. the strain was gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped and formed translucent yellow colonies. optimal growth occurred at 20–30 °c (68–86 °f), ph 7.0, and in the presence of 0.5–1 % nacl.