Species ***Brevundimonas* *fontaquae***

Name: Brevundimonas fontaquae Lee et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: font.a’quae. L. masc. n. fons, spring; L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. fem. n. fontaquae, of spring water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: brew-un-DI-mo-nas font-A-kwa͡e, feminine

Type strain: CS1; JCM 34943; KCTC 82559

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OQ029541 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee K, Son H, Choi Y. Brevundimonas fontaquae sp. nov., isolated from Dalgi carbonate spring-water. Korean J Microbiol 2022; 58:275-285. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

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 0 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.

Parent taxon: Brevundimonas Segers et al. 1994

Assigned by: Lee K, Son H, Choi Y. Brevundimonas fontaquae sp. nov., isolated from Dalgi carbonate spring-water. Korean J Microbiol 2022; 58:275-285. 🇰🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.38787Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 38787

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-09-09 12:14:39

Support LPSN

Species Brevundimonas fontaquae

Species ***Brevundimonas* *fontaquae***