Species Lederbergia lenta

Name: Lederbergia lenta corrig. (Gibson 1935) Gupta et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus lentus Gibson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: len’ta. L. fem. adj. lenta, slow lysing, dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-der-BER-gi-a LEN-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 10840; BCRC 11735; CCM 2214; CCRC 11735; CCUG 1816; CIP 52.74; DSM 9; HAMBI 1918; IAM 12466; IFO 15655; IFO 16413; IFO 16444; JCM 2511; LMG 16798; NBRC 15655; NBRC 16413; NBRC 16444; NCCB 48017; NCDO 1127; NCFB 1127; NCIB 8713; NCIB 8773; NCIMB 8713; NCIMB 8773; NCTC 4824; NRRL B-396; VKM B-500

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16S rRNA gene: AB021189 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lederbergia lentus (Gibson 1935) Gupta et al. 2020	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Bacillus lentus Gibson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01527 (N = 84).
  • 😷 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 0 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 See also Gupta et al. (2020). Publication: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Erratum: Robust demarcation of seventeen distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the subtilis and cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6531-6533. 🇨🇦

Parent taxon: Lederbergia Gupta et al. 2020

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Patel S, Saini N, Chen S. Robust demarcation of 17 distinct Bacillus species clades, proposed as novel Bacillaceae genera, by phylogenomics and comparative genomic analyses: description of Robertmurraya kyonggiensis sp. nov. and proposal for an emended genus Bacillus limiting it only to the members of the Subtilis and Cereus clades of species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5753-5798. 🇨🇦

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