Species Ochrobactrum grignonense

Name: Ochrobactrum grignonense Lebuhn et al. 2000

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gri.gno.nen’se. French masc./fem. n. Grignon, a location in France; L. neut. adj. suff. -ense, indicating provenance; N.L. neut. adj. grignonense, pertaining to Grignon, region from which the strains were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ok^h-ro-BAK-trum gri-n͡gno-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 46362; DSM 13338; LMG 18954; NBRC 102586; OgA9a

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ242581 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lebuhn M, Achouak W, Schloter M, Berge O, Meier H, Barakat M, Hartmann A, Heulin T. Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil samples and wheat roots, and description of Ochrobactrum tritici sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum grignonense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2207-2223. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Brucella grignonensis (Lebuhn et al. 2000) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella grignonensis (Lebuhn et al. 2000) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ochrobactrum grignonense 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 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 genus.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Assigned by: Lebuhn M, Achouak W, Schloter M, Berge O, Meier H, Barakat M, Hartmann A, Heulin T. Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil samples and wheat roots, and description of Ochrobactrum tritici sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum grignonense sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2207-2223. 🇩🇪

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