Name: Brevifollis gellanilyticus Otsuka et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gel.la.ni.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. gellanum, gellan; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. gellanilyticus, gellan-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-FOL-lis gel-la-ni-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 110457; DC2c-G4; NBRC 108608

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB552872 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Otsuka S, Suenaga T, Vu HT, Ueda H, Yokota A, Senoo K. Brevifollis gellanilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gellan-gum-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3075-3078. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Prosthecobacter gellanilyticus (Otsuka et al. 2013) Dali et al. 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prosthecobacter gellanilyticus (Otsuka et al. 2013) Dali et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Brevifollis Otsuka et al. 2013. Publication: Otsuka S, Suenaga T, Vu HT, Ueda H, Yokota A, Senoo K. Brevifollis gellanilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gellan-gum-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3075-3078. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Brevifollis gellanilyticus 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 Brevifollis.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Brevifollis Otsuka et al. 2013

Assigned by: Otsuka S, Suenaga T, Vu HT, Ueda H, Yokota A, Senoo K. Brevifollis gellanilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a gellan-gum-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3075-3078. 🇯🇵

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