Name: Leptotrichia Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. leptos, fine, small; Gr. fem. n. thrix (gen. trichos), hair; N.L. fem. n. Leptotrichia, fine hair

Gender: feminine (stem: Leptotrichi-)

Type species: Leptotrichia buccalis (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Trevisan V. Prime linee d'introduzione allo die batteri italiani. R C Institut Lombardo (Seriale 2) 1879; 12:133-151.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Leptotrichiaceae Staley and Whitman 2012. Publication: Staley JT, Whitman WB. Family II. Leptotrichiaceae fam. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 766.
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the family "Fusobacteriaceae". Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this genus to the tribe Lactobacilleae Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned this genus to the subphylum "Fusobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1998. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266.
  • 🧕 Prevot (1940) assigned this genus to the family "Spherophoraceae" Prevot 1938. Publication: Prévot AR. Manuel de Classification et de Détermination des Bactéries Anaérobies, 1st ed. Masson, Paris, 1940.
  • 🧕 Winslow et al. (1920) assigned this genus to the family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Broadhurst J, Buchanan RE, Krumwiede C, Rogers LA, Smith GH. The Families and Genera of the Bacteria: Final Report of the Committee of the Society of American Bacteriologists on Characterization and Classification of Bacterial Types. J Bacteriol 1920; 5:191-229.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Robin C. Histoire naturelle des végétaux parasites qui croissent sur l'homme et sur les animaux vivants. J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1853.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Implotrichia"; "Laptotrichia"; "Lechtotricia"; "Leplotrichia"; "Lepltotrichia"; "Lepmtrichia"; "Lepotrichia"; "Leptmrichia"; "Leptorichia"; "Leptothrichia"; "Leptotnchia"; "Leptotricha"; "Leptotrichis"; "Leptotricliia"; "Leptotriohia"; "Leptotrychia"; "Lepwtrichia"; "Loptotrichia".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Olsen I, Shah HN. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1943-1944.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Olsen I, Shah HN. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods. Minutes of the meeting, 29 July 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2003; 53:923-924.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Olsen I, Shah HN. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Gram-negative anaerobic rods. Minutes of the meetings, 9 and 10 July 2000, Manchester, UK. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:1943-1944.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 8; DSM: 7; CCUG: 6; CIP: 5; CGMCC: 3; MCCC: 3; NCTC: 2; ATCC: 2; CSUR: 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.
  • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably belonging to Bacteria. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "LPTC" 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.
  • 🧍 Conserved name (Judicial Opinion 13). No counterpart given against which the name is conserved. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 14. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1954; 4:156-158.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 16

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Leptotrichia alba" Wang et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Leptotrichia amnionii" Shukla et al. 2002	not validly published	preferred name
    Leptotrichia buccalis (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Leptotrichia coralgsqb" Gong et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Leptotrichia goodfellowii Eribe et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Leptotrichia haemolytica" Bezjak 1952	not validly published	preferred name
    Leptotrichia hofstadii Eribe et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Leptotrichia hongkongensis Woo et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Leptotrichia massiliensis" Fonkou et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name
    "Leptotrichia mesophila" Wang et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Leptotrichia pseudobuccalis" Eribe et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name
    "Leptotrichia rugosa" Wang et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Leptotrichia sanguinegens" Hanff et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name
    Leptotrichia shahii Eribe et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Leptotrichia trevisanii Tee et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Leptotrichia wadei Eribe et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Leptotrichiaceae Staley and Whitman 2012

Assigned by: Staley JT, Whitman WB. Family II. Leptotrichiaceae fam. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 766.

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