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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Leptothrix buccalis" Robin 1853

Etymology: buc.ca’lis. L. fem. n. bucca, the mouth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. buccalis, buccal, pertaining to the mouth

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 14201; CCUG 34316; CIP 105792; DSM 1135; JCM 12969; NCTC 10249; NCTC 14386

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB818949 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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Leptothrix buccalis" Robin 1853	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Leptotrichia Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Trevisan V. Prime linee d'introduzione allo die batteri italiani. R C Institut Lombardo (Seriale 2) 1879; 12:133-151.
  • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 101 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Ivanova N, Gronow S, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Chen F, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Leptotrichia buccalis type strain (C-1013-b). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:126-132.

Parent taxon: Leptotrichia Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)

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

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Record number: 777518