Name: Herpetosiphon persicus Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per’si.cus. L. neut. adj. persicum, a peach; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; L. masc. adj. persicus, Persian, here intended to mean peach-coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: her-pe-to-SI-p^hon PER-si-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23167; DSM 23188; NBRC 102663; NCIMB 1396; T-3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB301616 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lewin RA. New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Can J Microbiol 1970; 16:517-520.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lewinella persica (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neolewinella persica (Lewin 1970) Huang et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lewinella persica (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Herpetosiphon persicus 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 Herpetosiphon.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lewin RA. New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Can J Microbiol 1970; 16:517-520.

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