Name: Brachybacterium timonense Kuete et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: ti.mo.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. timonense, from Latin name of Hôpital de la Timone, hospital in Marseille, where strain Marseille-P4339 was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bra-khy-bak-TE-ri-um ti-mo-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CECT 9821; CSUR P4339; Marseille P4339
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT962482
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kuete E, Mbogning Fonkou MD, Mekhalif F, Anani H, Baudoin JP, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Brachybacterium timonense sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human sputum. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100568. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Brachybacterium Collins et al. 1988
Assigned by:
Kuete E, Mbogning Fonkou MD, Mekhalif F, Anani H, Baudoin JP, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Brachybacterium timonense sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human sputum. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100568. 🇫🇷
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