Species Brevibacterium lyticum

Name: Brevibacterium lyticum Takayama et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving

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

Type strain: ATCC 15921; CGMCC 1.1920; JCM 1972

16S rRNA gene: GU208866 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Takayama K, Udagawa K, Abe S. Studies on the lytic enzyme produced by Brevibacterium. Part 1. Production of the lytic substance. Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1960; 34:652-656.

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

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Takayama K, Udagawa K, Abe S. Studies on the lytic enzyme produced by Brevibacterium. Part 1. Production of the lytic substance. Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1960; 34:652-656.

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Record number: 783558

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