Brochothrix

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Brochothrix Sneath and Jones 1976, genus.
Type species: ¤ Brochothrix thermosphacta (McLean and Sulzbacher 1953) Sneath and Jones 1976 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. brochos, a loop; Gr. fem. n. thrix, a thread; N.L. fem. n. Brochothrix, loop(ed) thread.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [SNEATH (P.H.A.) and JONES (D.): Brochothrix, a new genus tentatively placed in the family Lactobacillaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1976, 26, 102-104.]

Brochothrix campestris Talon et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain S3 = ATCC 43754 = CIP 102920 = DSM 4712 = IFO (now NBRC) 15547.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X56156.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. campestris, from the fields.
Reference: TALON (R.), GRIMONT (P.A.D.), GRIMONT (F.), GASSER (F.) and BOEUFGRAS (J.M.): Brochothrix campestris sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 99-102.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Brochothrix thermosphacta (McLean and Sulzbacher 1953) Sneath and Jones 1976, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 11509 = CCUG 35132 = CIP 103251 = DSM 20171 = HAMBI 1439 = IFO (now NBRC) 12167 = JCM 20628 = LMG 17208 = NCTC 10822.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY543023.
Synonym: "Microbacterium thermosphactum" McLean and Sulzbacher 1953.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; Gr. adj. sphactos, slain; N.L. fem. adj. thermosphacta, killed by heat.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 McLEAN (R.A.) and SULZBACHER (W.L.): Microbacterium thermosphactum, spec. nov., a nonheat resistant bacterium from fresh pork sausage. Journal of Bacteriology, 1953, 65, 428-433. 2 SNEATH (P.H.A.) and JONES (D.): Brochothrix, a new genus tentatively placed in the family Lactobacillaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1976, 26, 102-104.]