Name: Leadbettera azotonutricia (Graber et al. 2004) Brune et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Treponema azotonutricium Graber et al. 2004

Etymology: a.zo.to.nu.tri’ci.a. N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; L. fem. adj. nutricia, nourishing; N.L. fem. adj. azotonutricia, nourishing with nitrogen (symbiotic dinitrogen fixation)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-zo-to-nu-TRI-ki-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-888; DSM 13862; ZAS-9

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF320287 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brune A, Song Y, Oren A, Paster BJ. A new family for 'termite gut treponemes': description of Breznakiellaceae fam. nov., Gracilinema caldarium gen. nov., comb. nov., Leadbettera azotonutricia gen. nov., comb. nov., Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens gen. nov., comb. nov., and Zuelzera stenostrepta gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of Rectinemataceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5439. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Treponema azotonutricium Graber et al. 2004

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Treponema azotonutricium Graber et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Leadbettera Brune et al. 2022. Publication: Brune A, Song Y, Oren A, Paster BJ. A new family for 'termite gut treponemes': description of Breznakiellaceae fam. nov., Gracilinema caldarium gen. nov., comb. nov., Leadbettera azotonutricia gen. nov., comb. nov., Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens gen. nov., comb. nov., and Zuelzera stenostrepta gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of Rectinemataceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5439. 🇺🇸
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Leadbettera azotonutricia 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 Leadbettera.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 genus.
  • 🧍 As of 2022-08-12 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

Parent taxon: Leadbettera Brune et al. 2022

Assigned by: Brune A, Song Y, Oren A, Paster BJ. A new family for 'termite gut treponemes': description of Breznakiellaceae fam. nov., Gracilinema caldarium gen. nov., comb. nov., Leadbettera azotonutricia gen. nov., comb. nov., Helmutkoenigia isoptericolens gen. nov., comb. nov., and Zuelzera stenostrepta gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of Rectinemataceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5439. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 28802