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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o͡e-DI-po-dis, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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". — 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 risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 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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