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Genus Leifsonella
Name: Leifsonella Gtari et al. 2025
Etymology: Leif.so.nel’la. N.L. fem. n. Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson (1895-1978), for his contributions to bacterial taxonomy; L. fem. dim. n. suff. -ella, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. dim. n. Leifsonella, the smaller Leifsonia, to distinguish this genus from Leifsonia, also named in his honour, and reflects its phylogenetic separation
Gender: feminine (stem: Leifsonell-)
Type species: Leifsonella bigeumensis (Dastager et al. 2008) Gtari et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000.
Publication:
Dastager SG, Lee JC, Ju YJ, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Leifsonia bigeumensis sp. nov., isolated from soil on Bigeum Island, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1935-1938.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000.
Publication:
Dastager SG, Lee JC, Ju YJ, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Leifsonia bigeumensis sp. nov., isolated from soil on Bigeum Island, Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1935-1938.
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 Leifsonella bigeumensis (Dastager et al. 2008) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809.
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Record number: 66132
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