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Species Brachybacterium saurashtrense
Name: Brachybacterium saurashtrense Gontia et al. 2011
Etymology: sau.rash.tren’se. N.L. neut. adj. saurashtrense, of or belonging to Saurashtra, the name of the Western coast in Gujarat State, India, where Salicornia plants grow and from where this strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: sa͡u-ras͡h-TREN-se, neuter
Type strain: DSM 23186; IMCC 252; JCM 19544; JG 06
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16S rRNA gene:
EU937750
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Gontia I, Kavita K, Schmid M, Hartmann A, Jha B. Brachybacterium saurashtrense sp. nov., a halotolerant root-associated bacterium with plant growth-promoting potential. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2799-2804. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.
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 5 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:
Gontia I, Kavita K, Schmid M, Hartmann A, Jha B. Brachybacterium saurashtrense sp. nov., a halotolerant root-associated bacterium with plant growth-promoting potential. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2799-2804.
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Record number: 789585
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