Species Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis

Name: Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis Kim et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ton.gy.ong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tongyongensis, refers to the Tongyong region where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: di-a-mi-no-bu-ty-ri-ki-BAK-ter ton-gy-on͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: KACC 15515; KIS66-7; NBRC 108724

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX876865 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kim SJ, Ahn JH, Weon HY, Hamada M, Suzuki K, Kwon SW. Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Homoserinibacter gongjuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. belong to the family Microbacteriaceae. J Microbiol 2014; 52:527-533. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2184-2187.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Leifsonia tongyongensis (Kim et al. 2014) Gtari et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leifsonia tongyongensis (Kim et al. 2014) Gtari et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Diaminobutyricibacter Kim et al. 2014. Publication: Kim SJ, Ahn JH, Weon HY, Hamada M, Suzuki K, Kwon SW. Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Homoserinibacter gongjuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. belong to the family Microbacteriaceae. J Microbiol 2014; 52:527-533. 🇰🇷
  • ❗ Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Diaminobutyricibacter.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Diaminobutyricibacter Kim et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kim SJ, Ahn JH, Weon HY, Hamada M, Suzuki K, Kwon SW. Diaminobutyricibacter tongyongensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Homoserinibacter gongjuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. belong to the family Microbacteriaceae. J Microbiol 2014; 52:527-533. 🇰🇷

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