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Genus Lawsonella
Name: Lawsonella Bell et al. 2016
Etymology: Law.so.nel’la. L. fem. dim. n. suff. -ella, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. dim. n. Lawsonella, named to honour Paul A. Lawson, a contemporary English microbiologist, currently at the University of Oklahoma, for his many contributions to microbial taxonomy and phylogeny
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Lawsonell-), law-so-NEL-la
Type species: Lawsonella clevelandensis Bell et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Bell ME, Bernard KA, Harrington SM, Patel NB, Tucker TA, Metcalfe MG, McQuiston JR. Lawsonella clevelandensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the suborder Corynebacterineae isolated from human abscesses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2929-2935. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Lawsonellaceae Nouioui et al. 2018.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; CCUG: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Lawsonellaceae Nouioui et al. 2018.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Lawsonella clevelandensis Bell et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lawsonellaceae Nouioui et al. 2018
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 518980
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