Name: Brumimicrobium aurantiacum Zhang et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.ran.ti’a.cum. N.L. neut. adj. aurantiacum, orange-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-ran-TI-a-kum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 42589; MCCC 1H00117; N62

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR528475 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang H, Han JR, Shi MJ, Du ZJ, Chen GJ. Brumimicrobium aurantiacum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3256-3260. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.20522 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Brumimicrobium Bowman et al. 2003

Assigned by: Zhang H, Han JR, Shi MJ, Du ZJ, Chen GJ. Brumimicrobium aurantiacum sp. nov., isolated from coastal sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3256-3260. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 795829