Name: Leeia speluncae Charoenyingcharoen et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spe.lun’cae. L. gen. fem. n. speluncae, of a cave, grotto or hole, referring to the site of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LEE-ia spe-LUN-ka͡e, feminine

Type strain: BC 92; KCTC 92111; TBRC 13508

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16S rRNA gene: OK564662 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Charoenyingcharoen P, Kim JS, Lee JS, Yukphan P. Leeia speluncae sp. nov., isolated from Stegodon Sea Cave in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5908. 🇹🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Leeia Lim et al. 2007

Assigned by: Charoenyingcharoen P, Kim JS, Lee JS, Yukphan P. Leeia speluncae sp. nov., isolated from Stegodon Sea Cave in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5908. 🇹🇭

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Record number: 38394