Name: Sporichthya brevicatena Tamura et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bre.vi.ca.te.na. L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, short; L. fem. n. catena, chain; N.L. fem. n. brevicatena, a short chain, microorganism having short chains (nominative in apposition)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44723; IFO 16195; JCM 10671; KCTC 19878; NBRC 16195; YU720-21

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB006164 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Hayakawa M, Hatano K. Sporichthya brevicatena sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1779-1784.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 = 2, note = "TMP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sporichthya Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tamura T, Hayakawa M, Hatano K. Sporichthya brevicatena sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1779-1784.

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Record number: 781100