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Species Microbacterium barkeri

Name: Microbacterium barkeri (Collins et al. 1983 ex Dias et al. 1962) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Aureobacterium barkeri (ex Dias et al. 1962) Collins et al. 1983

Etymology: bar’ke.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. barkeri, of Barker, named for H.A. Barker, an American biochemist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-bak-TE-ri-um BAR-ke-ri, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 15954; CCM 1928; DSM 20145; IMET 10688; NCIB 9658; NCIMB 9658

16S rRNA gene: X77446 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Takeuchi M, Hatano K. Union of the genera Microbacterium Orla-Jensen and Aureobacterium Collins et al. in a redefined genus Microbacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:739-747. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 20 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 genus.
    • 🧍 Basonym "Corynebacterium barkeri". Publication: Schleifer KH, Kandler O. Peptidoglycan types of bacterial cell walls and their taxonomic implications. Bacteriol Rev 1972; 36:407-477.

Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Takeuchi M, Hatano K. Union of the genera Microbacterium Orla-Jensen and Aureobacterium Collins et al. in a redefined genus Microbacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:739-747. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 778031