Name: Leclercia tamurae Maddock et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta’mu.rae. N.L. gen. masc. n. tamurae, of Tamura, named in honour of Kazumichi Tamura for his role in defining the genus Leclercia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-KLER-ki-a TA-mu-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 76176; H 6S3; LMG 32609

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16S rRNA gene: OM987255 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S, Brady C. Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:289. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Leclercia Tamura et al. 1987

Assigned by: Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S, Brady C. Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak. BMC Microbiol 2022; 22:289. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 37286