Name: Leifsonia aurea Reddy et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au’re.a. L. fem. adj. aurea, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … A͡U-re-a, feminine

Type strain: CIP 107785; CMS 81; CMS 81y; DSM 15303; DSM 99998; JCM 12762; MTCC 4657; NBRC 104579

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16S rRNA gene: AJ438586 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Reddy GS, Prakash JS, Srinivas R, Matsumoto GI, Shivaji S. Leifsonia rubra sp. nov. and Leifsonia aurea sp. nov., psychrophiles from a pond in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:977-984. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhodoglobus aureus (Reddy et al. 2003) An et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodoglobus aureus (Reddy et al. 2003) An et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leifsonia aurea is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Leifsonia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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.

Parent taxon: Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000

Assigned by: Reddy GS, Prakash JS, Srinivas R, Matsumoto GI, Shivaji S. Leifsonia rubra sp. nov. and Leifsonia aurea sp. nov., psychrophiles from a pond in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:977-984. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 777461