Brachybacterium

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Brachybacterium

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Number of species cited in this file: 14
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Brachybacterium Collins et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Brachybacterium faecium Collins et al. 1988.
Etymology: Gr. adj. brachys, short; L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Brachybacterium, a small rod.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), BROWN (J.) and JONES (D.): Brachybacterium faecium gen. nov., sp. nov., a coryneform bacterium from poultry deep litter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 45-48.
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Brachybacterium alimentarium Schubert et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700067 = CCUG 50349 = CIP 104811 = CNRZ 925 = DSM 10672 = IFO (now NBRC) 16118 = JCM 11607 = LMG 19551.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X91031.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. alimentarium, pertaining to food.
Reference: SCHUBERT (K.), LUDWIG (W.), SPRINGER (N.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), ACCOLAS (J.P.) and FIEDLER (F.): Two coryneform bacteria isolated from the surface of French Gruyère and Beaufort cheeses are new species of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium alimentarium sp. nov. and Brachybacterium tyrofermentans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 81-87.
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Brachybacterium conglomeratum (ex Migula 1900) Takeuchi et al. 1995, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AJ 1015 = Komagata 5-2 = CCM 2589 = CCUG 50160 = CCUG 50354 = CIP 104400 = DSM 10241 = IFO (now NBRC) 15472 = JCM 11608 = VKM Ac-1975.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB537169.
Synonym: "Micrococcus conglomeratus" Migula 1900.
Etymology: L. part. neut. adj. conglomeratum, rolled together.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), FANG (C.X.) and YOKOTA (A.): Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: proposal of Brachybacterium conglomeratum sp. nov., nom. rev., Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum sp. nov., and Brachybacterium rhamnosum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 160-168.
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Brachybacterium faecium Collins et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Schefferle 6-10 = ATCC 43885 = CCUG 32293 = CIP 103333 = DSM 4810 = IEGM 403 = IFO (now NBRC) 14762 = JCM 11609 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9860 = VKM Ac-1423.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001643 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. faex faecis, feces, dregs; L. gen. pl. n. faecium, of feces.
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), BROWN (J.) and JONES (D.): Brachybacterium faecium gen. nov., sp. nov., a coryneform bacterium from poultry deep litter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 45-48.
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Brachybacterium fresconis Heyrman et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 50350 = DSM 14564 = JCM 12138 = LMG 20336.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ415378.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. fresconis, pertaining or belonging to fresco(es).
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), BALCAEN (A.), DE VOS (P.), SCHUMANN (P.) and SWINGS (J.): Brachybacterium fresconis sp. nov. and Brachybacterium sacelli sp. nov., isolated from deteriorated parts of a medieval wall painting of the chapel of Castle Herberstein (Austria). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1641-1646.
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Brachybacterium muris Buczolits et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C3H-21 = CCM 7047 = CCUG 50352 = DSM 15460 = JCM 14117.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ537574.
Etymology: L. gen. n. muris, of the mouse; the type strain was isolated from a mouse.
Reference: BUCZOLITS (S.), SCHUMANN (P.), WEIDLER (G.), RADAX (C.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Brachybacterium muris sp. nov., isolated from the liver of a laboratory mouse strain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1955-1960.
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Note: In the paper by Buczolits et al. 2003, the strain DSM 15460 is erroneously cited as DSM 14560.
References:
1 KUDO (T.): Personal communication (August 16, 2006).
2 Erratum: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2505.
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Brachybacterium nesterenkovii Gvozdyak et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 35 = CIP 104813 = DSM 9573 = IFO (now NBRC) 15384 = IMV Ac-752 = JCM 11648 = LMG 19549.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X91033.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. nesterenkovii, of Nesterenko, named for O. A. Nesterenko, a Ukrainian microbiologist who has made a valuable contribution to the systematics of coryneform and nocardioform bacteria.
Reference: GVOZDYAK (O.R.), NOGINA (T.M.) and SCHUMANN (P.): Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium nesterenkovii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 74-78.
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Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum Takeuchi et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51843 = CIP 103334 = DSM 46341 = IEGM 404 = IFO (now NBRC) 15224 = JCM 11649 = LMG 19861 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9861 = VKM Ac-1425.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ415377.
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, alongside of, like; L. neut. part. adj. conglomeratum, specific epithet of Brachybacterium conglomeratum; N.L. neut. part. adj. paraconglomeratum, resembling Brachybacterium conglomeratum.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), FANG (C.X.) and YOKOTA (A.): Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: proposal of Brachybacterium conglomeratum sp. nov., nom. rev., Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum sp. nov., and Brachybacterium rhamnosum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 160-168.
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Brachybacterium phenoliresistens Chou et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain phenol-A = BCRC 17589 = JCM 15157 = LMG 23707.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ822566.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. phenol, phenol; L. part. adj. resistens, resisting; N.L. part. adj. phenoliresistens, phenol resisting, referring to the organism's ability to resist phenol.
Reference: CHOU (J.H.), LIN (K.Y.), LIN (M.C.), SHEU (S.Y.), WEI (Y.H.), ARUN (A.B.), YOUNG (C.C.) and CHEN (W.M.): Brachybacterium phenoliresistens sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated coastal sand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2674-2679.
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Brachybacterium rhamnosum Takeuchi et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H-6S = ATCC 51844 = CIP 104398 = DSM 10240 = IFO (now NBRC) 15203 = JCM 11650 = LMG 19848 = VKM Ac-1976.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ415376.
Etymology: L. n. rhamnosum, rhamnose, referring to the abundance of rhamnose in the cell wall.
Reference: TAKEUCHI (M.), FANG (C.X.) and YOKOTA (A.): Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: proposal of Brachybacterium conglomeratum sp. nov., nom. rev., Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum sp. nov., and Brachybacterium rhamnosum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 160-168.
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Brachybacterium sacelli Heyrman et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 50347 = DSM 14566 = JCM 12139 = LMG 20345.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ415384.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sacelli, of a little sanctuary, of a chapel.
Reference: HEYRMAN (J.), BALCAEN (A.), DE VOS (P.), SCHUMANN (P.) and SWINGS (J.): Brachybacterium fresconis sp. nov. and Brachybacterium sacelli sp. nov., isolated from deteriorated parts of a medieval wall painting of the chapel of Castle Herberstein (Austria). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1641-1646.
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Brachybacterium saurashtrense Gontia et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JG 06 = DSM 23186 = IMCC 252.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU937750.
Etymology: N.L. neutr. adj. saurashtrense, of or belonging to Saurashtra, the name of the Western coast in Gujarat State, India, where Salicornia plants grow and from where this strain was isolated.
Reference: GONTIA (I.), KAVITA (K.), SCHMID (M.), HARTMANN (A.) and JHA (B.): Brachybacterium saurashtrense sp. nov., a halotolerant root-associated bacterium with plant growth-promoting potential. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2799-2804.
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Brachybacterium squillarum Park et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain M-6-3 = JCM 16464 = KACC 14221.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GQ339911.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. squillarum, of/from shrimp.
Reference: PARK (S.K.), KIM (M.S.), JUNG (M.J.), NAM (Y.D.), PARK (E.J.), ROH (S.W.) and BAE (J.W.): Brachybacterium squillarum sp. nov., isolated from salt-fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1118-1122.
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Brachybacterium tyrofermentans Schubert et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700068 = CCUG 50353 = CIP 104812 = CNRZ 926 = DSM 10673 = IFO (now NBRC) 16119 = JCM 11610 = LMG 19552.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X91657.
Etymology: Gr. n. turos, cheese; L. part. adj. fermentans, leavening, fermenting; N.L. part. adj. tyrofermentans, fermenting cheese.
Reference: SCHUBERT (K.), LUDWIG (W.), SPRINGER (N.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), ACCOLAS (J.P.) and FIEDLER (F.): Two coryneform bacteria isolated from the surface of French Gruyère and Beaufort cheeses are new species of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium alimentarium sp. nov. and Brachybacterium tyrofermentans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 81-87.
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Brachybacterium zhongshanense Zhang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JB = CGMCC 1.6508 = DSM 18832 = JCM 15471 = LMG 23926.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF125186.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. zhongshanense, of or pertaining to Zhongshan, a city in China, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: ZHANG (G.), ZENG (G.), CAI (X.), DENG (S.), LUO (H.) and SUN (G.): Brachybacterium zhongshanense sp. nov., a cellulose-decomposing bacterium from sediment along the Qijiang River, Zhongshan City, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2519-2524.
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