Genus Leptobacterium
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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").
Leptobacterium Mitra et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Leptobacterium flavescens Mitra et al. 2009.
Etymology: Gr. adj. leptos, thin, fine, narrow; L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Leptobacterium, a slender rod.
Valid publication: MITRA (S.), MATSUO (Y.), HAGA (T.), YASUMOTO-HIROSE (M.), YOON (J.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Leptobacterium flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from marine sponge and seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 207-212.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Leptobacterium flavescens Mitra et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM3-301 = KCTC 22160 = MBIC 06275 = NBRC 104141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB362212.
Etymology: L. part. adj. flavescens, becoming golden-yellow.
Valid publication: MITRA (S.), MATSUO (Y.), HAGA (T.), YASUMOTO-HIROSE (M.), YOON (J.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Leptobacterium flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from marine sponge and seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 207-212.
Original article in IJSEM Online