Species Brevibacterium sandarakinum

Name: Brevibacterium sandarakinum Kämpfer et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: san.da.ra’ki.num. N.L. neut. adj. sandarakinum, of light-red colour [probably better: sandaracinum]; from Gr. masc. adj. sandarakinos, of orange colour

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-bak-TE-ri-um san-da-RA-ki-num, neuter

Type strain: 01-Je-003; CCM 7649; DSM 22082

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN293377 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Schafer J, Lodders N, Busse HJ. Brevibacterium sandarakinum sp. nov., isolated from a wall of an indoor environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:909-913. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Brevibacterium picturae Heyrman et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Brevibacterium picturae Heyrman et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kaur et al. (2026), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Brevibacterium picturae Heyrman et al. 2004. Publication: Kaur J, Kaur J, Bhardwaj M, Rajagopalan V. Phylogenomics-based reclassification of Brevibacterium celere and Brevibacterium sandarakinum as later heterotypic synonyms of Brevibacterium sanguinis and Brevibacterium picturae, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7145. 🇮🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.
- ❗ Brevibacterium sandarakinum 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.22972 (N = 2).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Kampfer P, Schafer J, Lodders N, Busse HJ. Brevibacterium sandarakinum sp. nov., isolated from a wall of an indoor environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:909-913. 🇩🇪

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