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Species Brachybacterium rhamnosum
Name: Brachybacterium rhamnosum Takeuchi et al. 1995
Etymology: rham.no.sum. N.L. neut. n. rhamnosum, rhamnose, referring to the abundance of rhamnose in the cell wall
Type strain: ATCC 51844; CIP 104398; DSM 10240; H-6S; IFO 15203; JCM 11650; KCTC 9917; LMG 19848; NBRC 15203; VKM Ac-1976
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ415376
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Takeuchi M, Fang CX, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: proposal of Brachybacterium conglomeratum sp. nov., nom. rev., Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum sp. nov., and Brachybacterium rhamnosum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:160-168. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.
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 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 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 8 times 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:
Takeuchi M, Fang CX, Yokota A. Taxonomic study of the genus Brachybacterium: proposal of Brachybacterium conglomeratum sp. nov., nom. rev., Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum sp. nov., and Brachybacterium rhamnosum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:160-168.
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Record number: 774154
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