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Species Brevibacterium lyticum
Name: Brevibacterium lyticum Takayama et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving
Type strain: ATCC 15921; CGMCC 1.1920; JCM 1972
16S rRNA gene:
GU208866
Analyse
FASTA
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
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind 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 Brevibacterium fermentans Chatelain and Second 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Oerskovia xanthineolytica Lechevalier 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt and Keddie (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). 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.
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt and Keddie (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988. 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.
- ⏲ According to Stackebrandt and Keddie (1986), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001. 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.
- ❗ Brevibacterium lyticum 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 0 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.
- 🧍 E. Stackebrandt et al. 1982 [1] proposed combining Brevibacterium lyticum, Brevibacterium fermentans, Nocardia cellulans, Oerskovia xanthineolytica, and Cellulomonas cartae in one species which was named Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980. The proposal to combine all five species under the name Cellulomonas cartae is not in accordance with the Bacteriological Code because the specific epithet cellulans in Nocardia cellulans Metcalf and Brown 1957 has priority over the specific epithet cartae in Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980 [Rules 38 and 42]. 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. Orig. C 1982; 3:401-409.
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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