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Species Brachybacterium tyrofermentans
Name: Brachybacterium tyrofermentans Schubert et al. 1996
Etymology: ty.ro.fer.men’tans. Gr. masc. n. tyros, cheese; L. pres. part. fermentans, leavening, fermenting; N.L. neut. part. adj. tyrofermentans, fermenting cheese
Pronunciation, gender: ty-ro-fer-MEN-tans, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 700068; CCUG 50353; CIP 104812; CNRZ 926; DSM 10673; IFO 16119; JCM 11610; LMG 19552; NBRC 16119
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X91657
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Schubert K, Ludwig W, Springer N, Kroppenstedt RM, Accolas JP, Fiedler F. Two coryneform bacteria isolated from the surface of French Gruyere and Beaufort cheeses are new species of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium alimentarium sp. nov. and Brachybacterium tyrofermentans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:81-87. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.
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 6 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:
Schubert K, Ludwig W, Springer N, Kroppenstedt RM, Accolas JP, Fiedler F. Two coryneform bacteria isolated from the surface of French Gruyere and Beaufort cheeses are new species of the genus Brachybacterium: Brachybacterium alimentarium sp. nov. and Brachybacterium tyrofermentans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:81-87.
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Record number: 774156
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