Name: "Betabacterium breve" Orla-Jensen 1919

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bre’ve. L. neut. adj. breve, short

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 14 Bb14T; Bb14; CCUG 30670; CIP 102806; DSM 20054; JCM 1059; LMG 6906; LMG 7944; NBIMCC 3448; NCTC 13728; NCTC 13768; NRRL B-4527

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB289046 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Levilactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Levilactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Betabacterium" Orla-Jensen 1919. Publication: Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 14869.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No".

Parent taxon: "Betabacterium" Orla-Jensen 1919

Assigned by: Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.

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Record number: 4121