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Genus Leisingera

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leisingera, in honour of Thomas Leisinger, on the occasion of his retirement and for his contributions to our understanding of the biochemistry of bacterial methyl halide metabolism.
Valid publication: SCHAEFER (J.K.), GOODWIN (K.D.), McDONALD (I.R.), MURRELL (J.C.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Leisingera methylohalidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine methylotroph that grows on methyl bromide. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 851-859.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Martens et al. 2006.
Reference: MARTENS (T.), HEIDORN (T.), PUKALL (R.), SIMON (M.), TINDALL (B.J.) and BRINKHOFF (T.): Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1293-1304.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Vandecandelaere et al. 2008.
Reference: VANDECANDELAERE (I.), SEGAERT (E.), MOLLICA (A.), FAIMALI (M.) and VANDAMME (P.): Leisingera aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm, and emended descriptions of Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007 and Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2788-2793.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leisingera Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 emend. Breider et al. 2014.
Reference: BREIDER, S., SCHEUNER, C., SCHUMANN, P., FIEBIG, A., PETERSEN, J., PRADELLA, S., KLENK, H.-P., BRINKHOFF, T. and GÖKER, M. 2014. Genome-scale data suggest reclassifications in the Leisingera-Phaeobacter cluster including proposals for Sedimentitalea gen. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter gen. nov.
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Leisingera aquaemixtae Breider et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SSK6-1=CECT 8399=KTCC 32538.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF554505.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. fem. part. adj. mixta, mixed; N.L. fem. gen. n. aquaemixtae, of mixed waters.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 160. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 3603-3606.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BREIDER, S., SCHEUNER, C., SCHUMANN, P., FIEBIG, A., PETERSEN, J., PRADELLA, S., KLENK, H.-P., BRINKHOFF, T. and GÖKER, M. 2014. Genome-scale data suggest reclassifications in the Leisingera-Phaeobacter cluster including proposals for Sedimentitalea gen. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter gen. nov. Front Microbiol., 5, 416.
Effective publication Online

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Leisingera aquimarina Vandecandelaere et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 55860 = LMG 24366.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM900415.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus, from the sea; N.L. fem. adj. aquimarina, from seawater.
Valid publication: VANDECANDELAERE (I.), SEGAERT (E.), MOLLICA (A.), FAIMALI (M.) and VANDAMME (P.): Leisingera aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm, and emended descriptions of Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007 and Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2788-2793.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Leisingera caerulea Breider et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) =LMG 24369=CCUG 55859=DSM 24564.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM943630 .
Etymology: L. fem. adj. caerulea, dark blue colored, referring to the colony color of the isolates.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 160. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 3603-3606.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BREIDER, S., SCHEUNER, C., SCHUMANN, P., FIEBIG, A., PETERSEN, J., PRADELLA, S., KLENK, H. P., BRINKHOFF, T. and GÖKER, M. 2014. Genome-scale data suggest reclassifications in the Leisingera-Phaeobacter cluster including proposals for Sedimentitalea gen. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter gen. nov. Front Microbiol., 5, 416.
Effective publication Online

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Leisingera daeponensis Breider et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TF-218=DSM 23529=KCTC 12794.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ981486.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. daeponensis, of Daepo, Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 160. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 3603-3606.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BREIDER, S., SCHEUNER, C., SCHUMANN, P., FIEBIG, A., PETERSEN, J., PRADELLA, S., KLENK, H. P., BRINKHOFF, T. and GÖKER, M. 2014. Genome-scale data suggest reclassifications in the Leisingera-Phaeobacter cluster including proposals for Sedimentitalea gen. nov. and Pseudophaeobacter gen. nov. Front Microbiol., 5, 416.
Effective publication Online

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Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB2 = ATCC BAA-92 = DSM 14336.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY005463.
Etymology: N.L. n. methylohalidum, methyl halide; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; methylohalidivorans, degrading methyl halides.
Valid publication: SCHAEFER (J.K.), GOODWIN (K.D.), MCDONALD (I.R.), MURRELL (J.C.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Leisingera methylohalidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine methylotroph that grows on methyl bromide. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 851-859.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002 emend. Vandecandelaere et al. 2008.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB2 = ATCC BAA-92 = DSM 14336.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY005463.
Etymology: N.L. n. methylohalidum, methyl halide; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; methylohalidivorans, degrading methyl halides.
Reference: VANDECANDELAERE (I.), SEGAERT (E.), MOLLICA (A.), FAIMALI (M.) and VANDAMME (P.): Leisingera aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm, and emended descriptions of Leisingera methylohalidivorans Schaefer et al. 2002, Phaeobacter daeponensis Yoon et al. 2007 and Phaeobacter inhibens Martens et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2788-2793.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Leisingera nanhaiensis Sun et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NH52F = CCTCC AB 208316 = LMG 24841 = MCCC 1A04178.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ232451.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. nanhaiensis, referring to Nanhai, the Chinese name for the South China Sea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SUN (F.), WANG (B.), LIU (X.), LAI (Q.), DU (Y.), LI (G.), LUO (J.) and SHAO (Z.): Leisingera nanhaiensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 275-280.
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