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Species Brevibacterium sanguinis

Name: Brevibacterium sanguinis Wauters et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: san’gui.nis. L. gen. masc. n. sanguinis, of blood, because most strains were from blood

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-bak-TE-ri-um SAN-gu͡i-nis, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 47857; CF63; DSM 15677; JCM 13386

16S rRNA gene: AJ564859 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Wauters G, Haase G, Avesani V, Charlier J, Janssens M, Van Broeck J, Delmee M. Identification of a novel Brevibacterium species isolated from humans and description of Brevibacterium sanguinis sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:2829-2832. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 99. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1425-1426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Emendations:
    • Kaur et al. 2026 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. 🇮🇳 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.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Kaur et al. (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brevibacterium celere Ivanova 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.
    • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wauters G, Haase G, Avesani V, Charlier J, Janssens M, Van Broeck J, Delmee M. Identification of a novel Brevibacterium species isolated from humans and description of Brevibacterium sanguinis sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:2829-2832. 🇧🇪

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