Name: Brachybacterium Collins et al. 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bra.chy.bac.te’ri.um. Gr. masc. adj. brachys, short; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Brachybacterium, a small rod

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Brachybacteri-), bra-k^hy-bak-TE-ri-um

Type species: Brachybacterium faecium Collins et al. 1988

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Collins MD, Brown J, Jones D. Brachybacterium faecium gen. nov., sp. nov., a coryneform bacterium from poultry deep litter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:45-48. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Brachybactenum"; "Brachybacteriurn"; "Brachyhacterium"; "Bruchybacterium"; "Bruchybucterium". — 🤨 This taxon name is occasionally used in plural form as: "Brachybacteria".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Chen et al. (2021), Tak et al. (2018). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08466 (N = 15).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 24; DSM: 20; KCTC: 9; LMG: 9; CCUG: 8; NBRC: 8; CIP: 7; IFO: 7; ATCC: 5; CGMCC: 4.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BRBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 27
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 27
Total number of child taxa: 35

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Brachybacterium alimentarium Schubert et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium aquaticum Kaur et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium atlanticum De Castro et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium avium Tak et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium conglomeratum (ex Migula 1900) Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium endophyticum Tuo et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brachybacterium epidermidis" Boxberger et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    "Brachybacterium equifaecis" Farooq et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Brachybacterium faecium Collins et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium fresconis Heyrman et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium ginsengisoli Hoang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium hainanense Liu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium halotolerans Chen et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium horti Singh et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium huguangmaarense Liu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Brachybacterium intestinipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Brachybacterium kimchii Kim et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brachybacterium massiliense" Mekhalif et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name
    "Brachybacterium massiliense" Tidjani-Alou et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Brachybacterium merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Brachybacterium merdigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Brachybacterium muris Buczolits et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium nesterenkovii Gvozdyak et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium phenoliresistens Chou et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium rhamnosum Takeuchi et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium sacelli Heyrman et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium saurashtrense Gontia et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium sillae Ganbat et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium squillarum Park et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium subflavum Ming et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brachybacterium timonense" Kuete et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name
    Brachybacterium tyrofermentans Schubert et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium vulturis Tak et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brachybacterium zhongshanense Zhang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Dermabacteraceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪

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