Species ***Brachybacterium* *nesterenkovii***

Name: Brachybacterium nesterenkovii Gvozdyak et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nes.te.ren.ko’vi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. nesterenkovii, of Nesterenko, named for O. A. Nesterenko, a Ukrainian microbiologist who has made a valuable contribution to the systematics of coryneform and nocardioform bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bra-k^hy-bak-TE-ri-um nes-te-ren-KO-wi-i, neuter

Type strain: 35; CIP 104813; DSM 9573; IFO 15384; IMV Ac-752; JCM 11648; LMG 19549; NBRC 15384

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X91033 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gvozdyak OR, Nogina TM, Schumann P. Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium nesterenkovii sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:74-78.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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: Gvozdyak OR, Nogina TM, Schumann P. Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium nesterenkovii sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:74-78.

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Record number: 774152

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Species Brachybacterium nesterenkovii

Species ***Brachybacterium* *nesterenkovii***