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Species Brevibacterium protophormiae
Name: Brevibacterium protophormiae Lysenko 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: pro.to.phor’mi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. protophormiae, of Protophormia (a genus of dipteran insects), isolated from Protophormia terraenovae
Type strain: ATCC 19271; CIP 106987; DSM 20168; IFO 12128; JCM 1973; LMG 16324; NBRC 12128; VKM Ac-2104
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X80745
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FASTA
Effective publication: Lysenko O. The occurrence of species of the genus Brevibacterium in insects. Journal of Insect Pathology 1959; 1:34-42.
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: Glutamicibacter protophormiae (Lysenko 1959) Busse 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Glutamicibacter protophormiae (Lysenko 1959) Busse 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Arthrobacter protophormiae (Lysenko 1959) Stackebrandt et al. 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Brevibacterium protophormiae 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: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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. — 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 1 time 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.
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Lysenko O. The occurrence of species of the genus Brevibacterium in insects. Journal of Insect Pathology 1959; 1:34-42.
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Record number: 774229
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