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Name: Brevundimonas poindexterae Abraham et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: po.in.dex’te.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. poindexterae, of Poindexter, named to honour Jeanne S. Poindexter, who contributed much to our current understanding of the Caulobacterales

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: brew-un-DI-mo-nas po-in-DEX-te-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 57883; DSM 24277; FWC 40; LMG 25261

16S rRNA gene: AJ227797 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Estrela AB, Nikitin DI, Smit J, Vancanneyt M. Brevundimonas halotolerans sp. nov., Brevundimonas poindexterae sp. nov. and Brevundimonas staleyi sp. nov., prosthecate bacteria from aquatic habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1837-1843. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.

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 2 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: Abraham WR, Estrela AB, Nikitin DI, Smit J, Vancanneyt M. Brevundimonas halotolerans sp. nov., Brevundimonas poindexterae sp. nov. and Brevundimonas staleyi sp. nov., prosthecate bacteria from aquatic habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1837-1843. 🇩🇪

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