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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bran-k^hi-I-bi-us ker-WI-kis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24166; NBRC 106593; PAGU 1247

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 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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