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Species Brevibacillus thermoruber
Name: Brevibacillus thermoruber (Manachini et al. 1985 ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Shida et al. 1996
Basonym: Bacillus thermoruber (ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Manachini et al. 1985
Etymology: ther.mo’ru.ber. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. masc. adj. ruber, red; N.L. masc. adj. thermoruber, heat-loving and red-pigment producing
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ther-MO-ru-ber, masculine
Type strain: BT2; CCUG 54929; DSM 7064; MIM 30.8.38
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16S rRNA gene:
Z26921
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Komagata K. Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:939-946. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Bacillus thermoruber (ex Guicciardi et al. 1968) Manachini et al. 1985 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 30 times 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Shida O, Takagi H, Kadowaki K, Komagata K. Proposal for two new genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:939-946. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 774195
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