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Genus Leclercia
Name: Leclercia Tamura et al. 1987
Etymology: Le.cler’ci.a. N.L. fem. n. Leclercia, named to honor H. Leclerc, a French bacteriologist, who first described and named this organism Escherichia adecarboxylata in 1962, and who made many other contributions to enteric bacteriology
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Leclerci-), le-KLER-ki-a
Type species: Leclercia adecarboxylata (Leclerc 1962) Tamura et al. 1987
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Tamura K, Sakazaki R, Kosako Y, Yoshizaki E. Leclercia adecarboxylata gen. nov., comb. nov., formerly known as Escherichia adecarboxylata. Curr. Microbiol. 1986; 13:179184. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Maddock et al. 2022
Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S, Brady C. Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:289.
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 38. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5923.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Maddock et al. 2022
Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S, Brady C. Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:289.
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Leclerc H. [Biochemical study of pigmented Enterobacteriaceae]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1962; 102:726-741.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Leclerica"; "Leclericia"; "Ledercia".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 3; JCM: 2; CCUG: 1; HAMBI: 1; MCC: 1; NBRC: 1; CIP: 1; ATCC: 1; DSM: 1; NCTC: 1.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "LCLC" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.
Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Leclerc H. [Biochemical study of pigmented Enterobacteriaceae]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1962; 102:726-741.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Leclercia adecarboxylata (Leclerc 1962) Tamura et al. 1987 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Leclercia barmai" Barman et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name Leclercia pneumoniae Hönemann et al. 2022 validly published under the ICNP correct name Leclercia tamurae Maddock et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599.
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Record number: 515930
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