Name: Leclercia pneumoniae Hönemann et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pneu.mo.ni’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. pneumoniae, of pneumonia

Pronunciation, gender: pne͡u-mo-NI-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: 4-9-1-25; DSM 112336; LMG 32245

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16S rRNA gene: OK161083 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Honemann M, Viehweger A, Dietze N, Johnke J, Rodloff AC. Leclercia pneumoniae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from clinical specimen in Leipzig, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5293. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Leclercia Tamura et al. 1987

Assigned by: Honemann M, Viehweger A, Dietze N, Johnke J, Rodloff AC. Leclercia pneumoniae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from clinical specimen in Leipzig, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5293. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 28065