Name: Brucella intermedia (Velasco et al. 1998) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998

Etymology: in.ter.me’di.a. L. fem. adj. intermedia, that is between, intermediate

Pronunciation, gender: in-ter-ME-di-a, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 24694; CIP 105838; CNS 2-75; DSM 17986; IFO 15820; LMG 3301; NBRC 15820; NCTC 12171

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680967 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.

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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Brucella intermedia" Renoux 1952.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998, which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 19 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998. Publication: Velasco J, Romero C, Lopez-Goni I, Leiva J, Diaz R, Moriyon I. Evaluation of the relatedness of Brucella spp. and Ochrobactrum anthropi and description of Ochrobactrum intermedium sp. nov., a new species with a closer relationship to Brucella spp. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:759-768. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

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.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/brucella-intermediaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 11075