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Species Brevibacterium pityocampae
Name: Brevibacterium pityocampae Kati et al. 2010
Etymology: pi.ty.o.cam’pae. L. fem. n. pityocampa, a pine grub; L. gen. fem. n. pityocampae, of a pine grub, referring to the isolation of the type strain from larvae of Thaumetopoea pityocampa
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pi-ty-o-KAM-pa͡e, neuter
Type strain: DSM 21720; JCM 17808; NCCB 100255; Tp12
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU484189
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kati H, Ince IA, Demir I, Demirbag Z. Brevibacterium pityocampae sp. nov., isolated from caterpillars of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera, Thaumetopoeidae). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:312-316. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kati H, Ince IA, Demir I, Demirbag Z. Brevibacterium pityocampae sp. nov., isolated from caterpillars of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera, Thaumetopoeidae). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:312-316. 🇳🇱
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