Name: Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis Finkmann et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: broeg.ber.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. broegbernensis, pertaining to Brögbern (location near Lingen, Germany, where the organism was isolated)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bro͡eg-ber-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-10; B1616/1; CCUG 46890; CIP 107227; DSM 12573; NBRC 101013

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ012231 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Finkmann W, Altendorf K, Stackebrandt E, Lipski A. Characterization of N2O-producing Xanthomonas-like isolates from biofilters as Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens sp. nov., Luteimonas mephitis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:273-282. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Thierry et al. 2004 Thierry S, Macarie H, Iizuka T, Geissdorfer W, Assih EA, Spanevello M, Verhe F, Thomas P, Fudou R, Monroy O, et al. Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis sp. nov., isolated from diverse environments, and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000 and of its type species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2245-2255. 🇫🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000. Publication: Finkmann W, Altendorf K, Stackebrandt E, Lipski A. Characterization of N2O-producing Xanthomonas-like isolates from biofilters as Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens sp. nov., Luteimonas mephitis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:273-282. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000

Assigned by: Finkmann W, Altendorf K, Stackebrandt E, Lipski A. Characterization of N2O-producing Xanthomonas-like isolates from biofilters as Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens sp. nov., Luteimonas mephitis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:273-282. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 780198