Name: Brachymonas chironomi Halpern et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ro’no.mi. N.L. gen. masc. n. chironomi, of Chironomus, named after the non-biting midge insect from the genus Chironomus (Chironomidae, Diptera) from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: AImA4; DSM 19884; LMG 24400

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU346912 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Halpern M, Shaked T, Schumann P. Brachymonas chironomi sp. nov., isolated from a chironomid egg mass, and emended description of the genus Brachymonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3025-3029.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11628 (N = 32).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Brachymonas Hiraishi et al. 1995

Assigned by: Halpern M, Shaked T, Schumann P. Brachymonas chironomi sp. nov., isolated from a chironomid egg mass, and emended description of the genus Brachymonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3025-3029.

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