Species ***Devosia* *epidermidihirudinis***

Name: Devosia epidermidihirudinis Galatis et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.pi.der.mi.di.hi.ru’di.nis. Gr. fem. n. epidermis, the surface, skin; L. fem. n. hirudo (gen. hirudinis), a leech; N.L. gen. fem. n. epidermidihirudinis, of the skin of a leech

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-WO-si-a e-pi-der-mi-di-hi-RU-di-nis, feminine

Type strain: CCM 8398; CIP 110375; DSM 25750; E84; LMG 26909

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC254735 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galatis H, Martin K, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP. Devosia epidermidihirudinis sp. nov. isolated from the surface of a medical leech. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:1165-1171. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04535 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Galatis H, Martin K, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP. Devosia epidermidihirudinis sp. nov. isolated from the surface of a medical leech. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:1165-1171. 🇩🇪

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Species Devosia epidermidihirudinis

Species ***Devosia* *epidermidihirudinis***