Name: Desemzia incerta (Steinhaus 1941) Stackebrandt et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium incertum" Steinhaus 1941

Etymology: in.cer.ta. L. fem. adj. incerta, not firmly established, uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, dubious

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 8363; CCUG 38799; CIP 104227; CIP 106501; DSM 20581; IFO 12145; JCM 1969; NBRC 12145; NCIB 9892; NCIMB 9892

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17300 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Swiderski J, Weiss N. Reclassification of Brevibacterium incertum (Breed 1953) as Desemzia incerta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:185-188.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium incertum" Steinhaus 1941	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Brevibacterium incertum (Steinhaus 1941) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desemzia Stackebrandt et al. 1999. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Swiderski J, Weiss N. Reclassification of Brevibacterium incertum (Breed 1953) as Desemzia incerta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:185-188.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The term "phylogenetic definition" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 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 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Desemzia Stackebrandt et al. 1999

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Swiderski J, Weiss N. Reclassification of Brevibacterium incertum (Breed 1953) as Desemzia incerta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:185-188.

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