Name: "Betabacterium breve" Orla-Jensen 1919

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: BRE-we, neuter

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

• Notes:
  • 😩 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". — 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.

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