Name: Brevundimonas Segers et al. 1994

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Brev.un.di’mo.nas. L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, short; L. fem. n. unda, a wave; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Brevundimonas, bacteria with short wavelength flagella

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Brevundimonad-), brew-un-DI-mo-nas

Type species: Brevundimonas diminuta (Leifson and Hugh 1954) Segers et al. 1994

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Pot B, Torck U, Hoste B, Dewettinck D, Falsen E, Kersters K, De Vos P. Classification of Pseudomonas diminuta Leifson and Hugh 1954 and Pseudomonas vesicularis Busing, Doll, and Freytag 1953 in Brevundimonas gen. nov. as Brevundimonas diminuta comb. nov. and Brevundimonas vesicularis comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:499-510. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Emendations:
  • Abraham et al. 1999 Abraham WR, Strompl C, Meyer H, Lindholst S, Moore ER, Christ R, Vancanneyt M, Tindall BJ, Bennasar A, Smit J, et al. Phylogeny and polyphasic taxonomy of Caulobacter species. Proposal of Maricaulis gen. nov. with Maricaulis maris (Poindexter) comb. nov. as the type species, and emended description of the genera Brevundimonas and Caulobacter. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1053-1073. 🇩🇪 Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 6 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Leifson E, Hugh R. A new type of polar monotrichous flagellation. J Gen Microbiol 1954; 10:68-70.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Bertvundimonas"; "Bevundimonas"; "Bravundimonas"; "Brevundimo"; "Brevundimona"; "Brewndimonas".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Tsubouchi et al. (2014), Chaudhary and Kim (2018), Kang et al. (2009). 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 0.08871 (N = 1).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 29; CCUG: 18; LMG: 16; JCM: 13; KCTC: 12; ATCC: 10; NBRC: 7; CIP: 6; VKM: 6; CGMCC: 5.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 38
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 39
Total number of child taxa: 47

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Brevundimonas abyssalis Tsubouchi et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas alba (ex Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas albigilva Pham et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas aurantiaca (ex Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas aurifodinae" Maltman et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas aveniformis Ryu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas bacteroides (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas balnearis Tóth et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas basaltis Choi et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas brasiliensis" Soares et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas bullata (Gray and Thornton 1928) Kang et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Brevundimonas canariensis Menéndez et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Brevundimonas colombiensis" Diaz-Garcia et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas denitrificans Tsubouchi et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas diminuta (Leifson and Hugh 1954) Segers et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas faecalis Scotta et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas fluminis Lee et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas fontaquae Lee et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas goettingensis Friedrich et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas guildfordensis" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    Brevundimonas guildfordensis Pallen 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas halotolerans Abraham et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas huaxiensis Liu et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas humi Dahal and Kim 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas intermedia (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas kwangchunensis Yoon et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas lenta Yoon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas lutea Qu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas mediterranea Fritz et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas mongoliensis Chaudhary and Kim 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas naejangsanensis Kang et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas nasdae Li et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas olei" Lee et al. 2010	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas phoenicis Schultz et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas pishanensis" Huang et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas poindexterae Abraham et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas pondensis Friedrich et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Brevundimonas sanguinis" Lee et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Brevundimonas staleyi Abraham et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas subvibrioides (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas terrae Yoon et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas vancanneytii Estrela and Abraham 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas variabilis (Poindexter 1989 ex Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas vesicularis (Büsing et al. 1953) Segers et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas viscosa Wang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas vitis corrig. Jiang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Brevundimonas vitisensis Jiang et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

Parent taxon: Caulobacteraceae Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tsubouchi T, Shimane Y, Usui K, Shimamura S, Mori K, Hiraki T, Tame A, Uematsu K, Maruyama T, Hatada Y. Brevundimonas abyssalis sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from deep-subsea floor sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1987-1994. 🇯🇵

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