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Genus Pseudoclavibacter
Name: Pseudoclavibacter Manaia et al. 2004
Etymology: Pseu.do.cla.vi.bac’ter. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. masc. n. Clavibacter, a bacterial generic name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudoclavibacter, false Clavibacter
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pseudoclavibacter-), pse͡u-do-kla-wi-BAK-ter
Type species: Pseudoclavibacter helvolus Manaia et al. 2004
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Caespitibacter" Vandamme et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Zimmermannella Lin et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Zimmermannella Lin et al. 2004.
Publication:
Lin YC, Uemori K, de Briel DA, Arunpairojana V, Yokota A. Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1669-1676. 🇯🇵
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Pseudoclavibater"; "Pseudoclavlibacter".
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05485 (N = 5).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 6; JCM: 5; KCTC: 5; CCUG: 4; NBRC: 3; TISTR: 3; IAM: 3; LMG: 2; IFO: 2; ATCC: 1.
- 😷 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". — 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.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Zimmermannella Lin et al. 2004.
Publication:
Lin YC, Uemori K, de Briel DA, Arunpairojana V, Yokota A. Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1669-1676.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 9
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Pseudoclavibacter albus (Lin et al. 2004) Vandamme et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Pseudoclavibacter bifida" Kim and Jung 2009 not validly published synonym Pseudoclavibacter caeni Srinivasan et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter chungangensis Cho et al. 2010 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter endophyticus Li et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter helvolus Manaia et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter soli Kim and Jung 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter terrae Du et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pseudoclavibacter triregionum Vandamme et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789. 🇵🇹
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Record number: 516415
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