Name: Lechevalieria xinjiangensis Wang et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xin.jiang.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xinjiangensis, referring to Xinjiang, north-western China, the source of the isolate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-k^he-wa-LIE-ri-a xin-jian͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.3525; DSM 45081; JCM 15473; R24

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ898283 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang W, Zhang Z, Tang Q, Mao J, Wei D, Huang Y, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2819-2822. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea xinjiangensis (Wang et al. 2007) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea xinjiangensis (Wang et al. 2007) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lechevalieria xinjiangensis 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 Lechevalieria.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Wang W, Zhang Z, Tang Q, Mao J, Wei D, Huang Y, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2819-2822. 🇨🇳

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