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Species Brevibacterium atlanticum

Name: Brevibacterium atlanticum Pei et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. atlanticum, referring to the Atlantic Ocean, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-bak-TE-ri-um a-TLAN-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: JCM 33846; MCCC 1A16743; WO024

16S rRNA gene: MN463008 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Pei S, Niu S, Xie F, Wang W, Zhang S, Zhang G. Brevibacterium limosum sp. nov., Brevibacterium pigmenatum sp. nov., and Brevibacterium atlanticum sp. nov., three novel dye decolorizing actinobacteria isolated from ocean sediments. J Microbiol 2021; 59:898-910. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

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. — 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pei S, Niu S, Xie F, Wang W, Zhang S, Zhang G. Brevibacterium limosum sp. nov., Brevibacterium pigmenatum sp. nov., and Brevibacterium atlanticum sp. nov., three novel dye decolorizing actinobacteria isolated from ocean sediments. J Microbiol 2021; 59:898-910. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 26668