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Genus "Leifsonia"
Name: "Leifsonia" Suzuki et al. 1999
Etymology: Leif.so’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson, an American microbiologist for his contribution to bacteriology including the first isolation and establishment of the species “Corynebacterium aquaticum”
Gender: feminine (stem: Leifsoni-)
Type species: "Leifsonia aquatica" (ex Leifson 1962) Suzuki et al. 1999
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Suzuki KI, Suzuki M, Sasaki J, Park YH, Komagata KK. Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accommodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1999; 45:253-262. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Lefsonia"; "Leifsona"; "Leijsonia"; "Lieifsonia".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; CGMCC: 2; KCTC: 2; VKM: 1; IFO: 1; NBRC: 1; CIP: 1; JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; MCCC: 1.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Leifsonia aquatica" (ex Leifson 1962) Suzuki et al. 1999 not validly published synonym "Leifsonia flava" Cai et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name "Leifsonia stereocauli" Zuo et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Zhi XY, Li WJ, Stackebrandt E. An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:589-608.
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Record number: 721
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