Species ***Brevibacterium* *iodinum***

Name: Brevibacterium iodinum (ex Davis 1939) Collins et al. 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: io.di’num. N.L. neut. n. iodinum, iodine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-bak-TE-ri-um io-DI-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49514; BCRC 12216; CCRC 12216; DSM 20626; IFO 15230; IMET 10995; JCM 2591; KCTC 3083; LMG 21453; NBRC 15230; NCDO 613; NCIMB 700613; NCTC 12955; NRRL B-1717; VKM Ac-2106

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X83813 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Jones D, Keddie RM, Sneath PHA. Reclassification of Chromobacterium iodinum (Davis) in a redefined genus Brevibacterium (Breed) as Brevibacterium iodinum nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 120:1-10. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Arthrobacter iodinum" (Davis 1939) Colwell et al. 1969	homotypic synonym, not validly published

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 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 14 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The sequence X83813.1 incorrectly gives DSM 2062 instead of DSM 20626 as collection number. Publication: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Collins MD, Jones D, Keddie RM, Sneath PHA. Reclassification of Chromobacterium iodinum (Davis) in a redefined genus Brevibacterium (Breed) as Brevibacterium iodinum nom. rev.; comb. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 120:1-10. 🇬🇧

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Species Brevibacterium iodinum

Species ***Brevibacterium* *iodinum***