Name: Branchiibius cervicis Tomida et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cer.vi.cis. L. fem. n. cervix (gen. cervicis), the neck; L. gen. fem. n. cervicis, of/from the neck

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 24166; NBRC 106593; PAGU 1247

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16S rRNA gene: AB594446 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tomida J, Sakamoto D, Sugita T, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Hamada M, Morita Y, Kawamura Y. Branchiibius cervicis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:503-507.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 150. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:797-798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Branchiibius Sugimoto et al. 2011

Assigned by: Tomida J, Sakamoto D, Sugita T, Fujiwara N, Naka T, Hamada M, Morita Y, Kawamura Y. Branchiibius cervicis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:503-507.

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