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Species Brachybacterium zhongshanense
Name: Brachybacterium zhongshanense Zhang et al. 2007
Etymology: zhong.sha.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. zhongshanense, of or pertaining to Zhongshan, a city in China, from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … z͡hon͡g-s͡ha-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CGMCC 1.6508; DSM 18832; JB; JCM 15471; LMG 23926
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16S rRNA gene:
EF125186
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang G, Zeng G, Cai X, Deng S, Luo H, Sun G. Brachybacterium zhongshanense sp. nov., a cellulose-decomposing bacterium from sediment along the Qijiang River, Zhongshan City, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2519-2524. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.
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 1 time 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:
Zhang G, Zeng G, Cai X, Deng S, Luo H, Sun G. Brachybacterium zhongshanense sp. nov., a cellulose-decomposing bacterium from sediment along the Qijiang River, Zhongshan City, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2519-2524. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 786894
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