Genus Leeia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Leeia Lim et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Leeia oryzae Lim et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leeia, named after Keho Lee, a Korean microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of food micro-organisms.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), LEE (G.S.), PARK (D.J.), KANG (U.G.), PARK (C.Y.) and KIM (C.J.): Leeia oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a rice field in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1204-1208.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Leeia oryzae Lim et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HW7 = DSM 17879 = KCTC 12585.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ280369.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to the rice-paddy fields where the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), LEE (G.S.), PARK (D.J.), KANG (U.G.), PARK (C.Y.) and KIM (C.J.): Leeia oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a rice field in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1204-1208.
Original article in IJSEM Online