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Species Brevibacillus ruminantium
Name: Brevibacillus ruminantium Kim et al. 2023
Etymology: ru.mi.nan’ti.um. N.L. gen. pl. n. ruminantium, of ruminants, referring to isolation of the type strain from cow faeces [probably better: ruminantiorum]
Type strain: BB3-R1; KACC 22663; NBRC 115962
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OR122426
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim S, Heo J, Kwon SW, Lee D, Han BH, Hong SB, Kim Y. Brevibacillus ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from cow faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6204. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6243.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Kim S, Heo J, Kwon SW, Lee D, Han BH, Hong SB, Kim Y. Brevibacillus ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from cow faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6204. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 41960
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