Species Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii

Name: Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii Tahon et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat from an estuary, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lee-u-wen-ho͡e-ki-EL-la a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9775; DSM 107866; LMG 30908; R-48165

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK433603 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tahon G, Lebbe L, De Troch M, Sabbe K, Willems A. Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from salt-water sediment and first insights in the genomes of Leeuwenhoekiella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1706-1719. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

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: Leeuwenhoekiella Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005

Assigned by: Tahon G, Lebbe L, De Troch M, Sabbe K, Willems A. Leeuwenhoekiella aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from salt-water sediment and first insights in the genomes of Leeuwenhoekiella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1706-1719. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 5861