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Species Brevibacterium senegalense
Name: Brevibacterium senegalense Kokcha et al. 2013
Etymology: se.ne.ga.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. senegalense, pertaining to, or originating from Senegal, the country from which the specimen that enabled isolation of B. senegalense was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-ne-ga-LEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CSUR P155; DSM 25783; JC43
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF824806
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kokcha S, Ramasamy D, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacterium senegalense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:233-245. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02826 (N = 2).
- 😷 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 2 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
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. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Brevibacterium Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kokcha S, Ramasamy D, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacterium senegalense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:233-245. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 790607
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