Name: Leifsonia ginsengi Qiu et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen’gi. N.L. gen. neut. n. ginsengi, of ginseng, the source of the type strain of this species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gin-SEN-gi, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.3491; DSM 19088; JCM 13908; NBRC 104580; wged11

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ473536 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qiu F, Huang Y, Sun L, Zhang X, Liu Z, Song W. Leifsonia ginsengi sp. nov., isolated from ginseng root. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:405-408. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Herbiconiux ginsengi (Qiu et al. 2007) Behrendt et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Herbiconiux ginsengi (Qiu et al. 2007) Behrendt et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leifsonia ginsengi 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 4 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: Qiu F, Huang Y, Sun L, Zhang X, Liu Z, Song W. Leifsonia ginsengi sp. nov., isolated from ginseng root. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:405-408. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 785919