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Species Brachybacterium aquaticum
Name: Brachybacterium aquaticum Kaur et al. 2016
Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living in water, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water
Pronunciation, gender: a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 28796; JCM 30059; KWS-1; MTCC 11836
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF701619
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kaur G, Kumar N, Mual P, Kumar A, Kumar RM, Mayilraj S. Brachybacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4705-4710. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Brachybacterium Collins et al. 1988
Assigned by:
Kaur G, Kumar N, Mual P, Kumar A, Kumar RM, Mayilraj S. Brachybacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4705-4710.
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Record number: 794772
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