Name: Brackiella oedipodis Willems et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: oe.di.po’dis. N.L. gen. masc. n. oedipodis, of oedipus, referring to the first isolation source, the tamarin Saguinus oedipus

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 47103; DSM 13743; LMG 1945; LMG 19451; NCIMB 13739

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ277742 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Willems A, Gilhaus H, Beer W, Mietke H, Gelderblom HR, Burghardt B, Voigt W, Reissbrodt R. Brackiella oedipodis gen. nov., sp. nov., gram-negative, oxidase-positive rods that cause endocarditis of cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:179-186.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Brackiella Willems et al. 2002. Publication: Willems A, Gilhaus H, Beer W, Mietke H, Gelderblom HR, Burghardt B, Voigt W, Reissbrodt R. Brackiella oedipodis gen. nov., sp. nov., gram-negative, oxidase-positive rods that cause endocarditis of cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:179-186.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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: Brackiella Willems et al. 2002

Assigned by: Willems A, Gilhaus H, Beer W, Mietke H, Gelderblom HR, Burghardt B, Voigt W, Reissbrodt R. Brackiella oedipodis gen. nov., sp. nov., gram-negative, oxidase-positive rods that cause endocarditis of cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:179-186.

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