Name: Caulobacter intermedius Poindexter 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.ter.me’di.us. L. masc. adj. intermedius, that is between, intermediate

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15262; CB 63; CCUG 45022; CIP 106444; DSM 4732; VKM B-1499

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ227786 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Brevundimonas intermedia (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brevundimonas intermedia (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Caulobacter intermedius is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Caulobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Caulobacter Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295.

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Record number: 774529