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Species Brevibacterium fermentans
Name: Brevibacterium fermentans Chatelain and Second 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fer.men’tans. L. neut. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fer-MEN-tans, neuter
Type strain: CIP 66.11
Effective publication: Chatelain R, Second L. Taxonomie numérique de quelques Brevibacterium. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1966; 111:630-644.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Oerskovia xanthineolytica Lechevalier 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Brevibacterium lyticum Takayama et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Cellulomonas cartalyticum" Carta 1973 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
- ❗ Brevibacterium fermentans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Brevibacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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 = "ht+". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as CIP 6611. — Kudo T. Personal communication, 2003-03-07.
- 🧍 Therefore, the name of the taxon under which they are united is Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalf and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988 [2, 3]. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Keddie RM. Genus Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923, 154, emend. mut. char. Clark 1952, 50AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1325-1329. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Chatelain R, Second L. Taxonomie numérique de quelques Brevibacterium. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1966; 111:630-644.
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Record number: 774206
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