Name: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. ôchros, pale, colorless; Gr. neut. n. baktron, a staff, stick, rod; N.L. neut. n. Ochrobactrum, a colorless rod

Gender: neuter (stem: Ochrobactr-)

Type species: Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Popoff M, Kiredjian M, Kersters K. Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:406-416.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Brucella Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Brucella Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Achrobactrum"; "Ochrabactum"; "Ochrobacter"; "Ochrobacterium"; "Ochromobactrum"; "Orchrobactrum".
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Lindstrom K, Young JP. International committee on systematics of prokaryotes; subcommittee on the taxonomy of agrobacterium and rhizobium: minutes of the meetings, 31 August 2008, Gent, Belgium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:921-922.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: de Lajudie P, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria Minutes of the closed meeting by videoconference, 17 July 2019. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3563-3571.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: de Lajudie P, Martinez-Romero E. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Agrobacterium and Rhizobium Minutes of the meeting, 7 September 2014, Tenerife, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:516-520.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Mousavi SA, Young JPW. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes, Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria, minutes of the annual meeting by videoconference, 5 July 2021, followed by online discussion until 31 December 2021. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5453.
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Kaempfer et al. (2011), Zurdo-Pineiro et al. (2007). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • Ochrobactrum is the correct name if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.17949 (N = 32).
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 18; CCUG: 12; LMG: 8; NBRC: 6; CIP: 6; KCTC: 3; CCM: 3; CGMCC: 2; IFO: 2; NCTC: 2.
  • Moreno et al. (2022) oppose the unification of Brucella and Ochrobactrum. Publication: Moreno E, Blasco JM, Letesson JJ, Gorvel JP, Moriyon I. Pathogenicity and Its Implications in Taxonomy: The Brucella and Ochrobactrum Case. Pathogens 2022; 11:0.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "OCBM" 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: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 23

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum ciceri Imran et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum cytisi Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum daejeonense Woo et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum endophyticum Li et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Ochrobactrum gallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Ochrobactrum gallinifaecis Kämpfer et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum grignonense Lebuhn et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum haematophilum Kämpfer et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Ochrobactrum haywardense" Cho et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum lupini Trujillo et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum oryzae Tripathi et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum pecoris Kämpfer et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum pituitosum Huber et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum pseudintermedium Teyssier et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense Kämpfer et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Ochrobactrum quorumnocens" Krzyzanowska et al. 2019	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Ochrobactrum soli" Choi et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Ochrobactrum teleogrylli Hu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned species
    Ochrobactrum thiophenivorans Kämpfer et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ochrobactrum tritici Lebuhn et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Brucellaceae Breed et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Teyssier C, Marchandin H, Jean-Pierre H, Masnou A, Dusart G, Jumas-Bilak E. Ochrobactrum pseudintermedium sp. nov., a novel member of the family Brucellaceae, isolated from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1007-1013.

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