Name: Curtobacterium saperdae (Lysenko 1959) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brevibacterium saperdae Lysenko 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. saperdae, of Saperda (scientific name of a genus of insects), isolated from Saperda caracharias

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19272; BCRC 12119; CCEB 366; CCRC 12119; CCUG 33092; CIP 104420; DSM 20169; HAMBI 1890; IAM 12547; IFO 15038; IMET 11076; JCM 1352; LMG 16343; NBRC 15038; NRRL B-14833; VKM Ac-1414

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17236 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada K, Komagata K. Taxonomic studies on coryneform bacteria. V. Classification of coryneform bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1972; 18:417-431.

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 (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Microbacterium saperdae (Lysenko 1959) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microbacterium saperdae (Lysenko 1959) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brevibacterium saperdae Lysenko 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aureobacterium saperdae (Lysenko 1959) Collins et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Curtobacterium saperdae 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 Curtobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamada K, Komagata K. Taxonomic studies on coryneform bacteria. V. Classification of coryneform bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1972; 18:417-431.

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Record number: 775332