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Species Brevibacterium luteolum
Name: Brevibacterium luteolum corrig. Wauters et al. 2003
Etymology: lu.te.o’lum. L. neut. adj. luteolum, yellowish, because colonies exhibit a yellow pigment
Type strain: CCUG 46604; CF87; DSM 15022; JCM 12367
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ488509
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wauters G, Avesani V, Laffineur K, Charlier J, Janssens M, Van Bosterhaut B, Delmee M. Brevibacterium lutescens sp. nov., from human and environmental samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1321-1325. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Brevibacterium lutescens Wauters et al. 2003 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 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 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 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 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, lutescens (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor (IJSEM 54:3).
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
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🧍 Wauters et al. 2003 proposed the specific epithet lutescens. However, lutescens (L. part. adj. from L. v. lutesco) means becoming muddy, not yellowish as cited in the paper by Wauters et al. Consequently, this specific epithet has been corrected on notification with the authors' agreement.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wauters G, Avesani V, Laffineur K, Charlier J, Janssens M, Van Bosterhaut B, Delmee M. Brevibacterium lutescens sp. nov., from human and environmental samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1321-1325.
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Record number: 774220
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