Name: Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.thro’pi. Gr. masc. n. anthrôpos, a human being; N.L. gen. masc. n. anthropi, of a human being

Pronunciation, gender: an-T^HRO-pi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49188; CCUG 24695; CIP 82.115; DSM 6882; IFO 15819; JCM 21032; LMG 3331; NBRC 15819; NCTC 12168

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16S rRNA gene: AB680966 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Holmes B, Popoff M, Kiredjian M, Kersters K. Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:406-416. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Brucella anthropi (Holmes et al. 1988) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella anthropi (Holmes et al. 1988) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988. Publication: Holmes B, Popoff M, Kiredjian M, Kersters K. Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:406-416. 🇬🇧
  • ⏰ According to Gazolla-Volpiano et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brucella lupini (Trujillo et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Gazolla Volpiano C, Hayashi Sant'Anna F, Ambrosini A, Brito Lisboa B, Kayser Vargas L, Passaglia LMP. Reclassification of Ochrobactrum lupini as a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2312-2314. 🇧🇷
  • ⏰ According to Gazolla-Volpiano et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum lupini Trujillo et al. 2006. Publication: Gazolla Volpiano C, Hayashi Sant'Anna F, Ambrosini A, Brito Lisboa B, Kayser Vargas L, Passaglia LMP. Reclassification of Ochrobactrum lupini as a later heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum anthropi based on whole-genome sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2312-2314. 🇧🇷
  • ⏰ According to Hördt et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brucella lupini (Trujillo et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
  • ⏰ According to Hördt et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ochrobactrum lupini Trujillo et al. 2006. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3315-3317.
  • ❗ Ochrobactrum anthropi 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 Ochrobactrum.
  • 😷 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 = 2, note = "TA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 418 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 See also Wu et al. (2024). Publication: Wu Y, Wang L, Hui X, Tian G. Evaluation of a Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Scheme for Typing Ochrobactrum anthropi. Microorganisms 2024; 12:0. 🇨🇳

Parent taxon: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Assigned by: Holmes B, Popoff M, Kiredjian M, Kersters K. Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:406-416. 🇬🇧

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