Name: Curtobacterium salicis Freeman et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa’li.cis. L. fem. n. salix, the willow; L. gen. fem. n. salicis, of the willow, referring to the source of isolation of the species

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 120164; NCCB 101076; WW7

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16S rRNA gene: KU523564 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Freeman J, Firrincieli A, Baker D, Doty S. Correction: Curtobacterium salicis sp. nov., isolated from willow tree stems in Washington state. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:0. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Curtobacterium salicis" Freeman et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 34805; NRRL B-68078.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Freeman J, Firrincieli A, Baker D, Doty S. Correction: Curtobacterium salicis sp. nov., isolated from willow tree stems in Washington state. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2025; 118:0. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 70270