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Species Brevibacterium ammoniilyticum
Name: Brevibacterium ammoniilyticum Kim et al. 2013
Etymology: am.mo.ni.i.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. ammonium, ammonia; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. ammoniilyticum, ammonia-degrading, to reflect the activity of the bacterium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … am-mo-ni-i-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: A1; JCM 17537; KACC 15558; KEMC 41-098
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF937067
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim J, Srinivasan S, You T, Bang JJ, Park S, Lee SS. Brevibacterium ammoniilyticum sp. nov., an ammonia-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge of a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1111-1118. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 2 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 the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kim J, Srinivasan S, You T, Bang JJ, Park S, Lee SS. Brevibacterium ammoniilyticum sp. nov., an ammonia-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge of a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1111-1118. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 790598
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