Species ***Brevundimonas* *abyssalis***

Name: Brevundimonas abyssalis Tsubouchi et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.bys.sa’lis. L. fem. n. abyssus, an abyss, deep sea; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. abyssalis, pertaining to the abyssal depths of the ocean (approx. 1180 m) from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: brew-un-DI-mo-nas a-bys-SA-lis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8073; JCM 18150; TAR-001

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB688113 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tsubouchi T, Shimane Y, Usui K, Shimamura S, Mori K, Hiraki T, Tame A, Uematsu K, Maruyama T, Hatada Y. Brevundimonas abyssalis sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from deep-subsea floor sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1987-1994. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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 genus.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Brevundimonas Segers et al. 1994

Assigned by: Tsubouchi T, Shimane Y, Usui K, Shimamura S, Mori K, Hiraki T, Tame A, Uematsu K, Maruyama T, Hatada Y. Brevundimonas abyssalis sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from deep-subsea floor sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1987-1994. 🇯🇵

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Species Brevundimonas abyssalis

Species ***Brevundimonas* *abyssalis***