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Species Brevibacterium epidermidis
Name: Brevibacterium epidermidis Collins et al. 1983
Etymology: e.pi.der’mi.dis. Gr. fem. n. epidermis, the outer skin; N.L. gen. fem. n. epidermidis, of the epidermis
Pronunciation, gender: e-pi-DER-mi-dis, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 35514; BCRC 12215; CCM 4098; CCRC 12215; CCUG 30540; CIP 102110; DSM 20660; IFO 14811; IMET 10998; JCM 2593; KCTC 3090; NBRC 14811; NCDO 2286; NCFB 2286; NCIMB 702286; NCTC 12997; VKM Ac-2108
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X76565
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Collins MD, Farrow JA, Goodfellow M, Minnikin DE. Brevibacterium casei sp. nov. and Brevibacterium epidermidis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:388-395. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 12. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:896-897.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.32523 (N = 2).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 37 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species appears to be part of the skin microflora.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 12, published 17 October 1983) [2].
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.
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🧍 The species Brevibacterium epidermidis [effective publication: Collins et al. 1983, type strain: strain D731 = NCIMB 702286 (formerly NCDO 2286)] appears also on the Validation List no. 13 [1]. The date of valid publication of this name is in fact that of the first citation in a Validation List (List no. 12, published 17 October 1983) [2].
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 13. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:91-92.
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Farrow JA, Goodfellow M, Minnikin DE. Brevibacterium casei sp. nov. and Brevibacterium epidermidis sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:388-395.
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Record number: 774205
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