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Species Brucella cytisi
Name: Brucella cytisi (Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007) Hördt et al. 2020
Basonym: Ochrobactrum cytisi Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007
Etymology: cy.ti’si. L. masc. n. Cytisus, botanical genus name of the legume Cytisus scoparius; L. gen. masc. n. cytisi, of Cytisus, referring to the isolation source of the first strains, nodules of Cytisus scoparius
Type strain: CECT 7172; DSM 19778; ESC 1; LMG 22713
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY776289
Analyse
FASTA
Effective 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. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ochrobactrum cytisi Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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.
Parent taxon: Brucella Meyer and Shaw 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
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. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 11080
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