Name: Leifsonia kribbensis Dastager et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: krib.ben’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kribbensis, pertaining to KRIBB, an arbitrary adjective formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, where taxonomic studies on the type strain were performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … krib-BEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 19272; JCM 16015; KACC 21108; KCTC 19267; MSL-13

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF466129 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dastager SG, Lee JC, Ju YJ, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Leifsonia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:18-21. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:645-646.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudolysinimonas kribbensis (Dastager et al. 2009) Heo et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudolysinimonas kribbensis (Dastager et al. 2009) Heo et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lysinimonas kribbensis (Dastager et al. 2009) Jang et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leifsonia kribbensis 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: Dastager SG, Lee JC, Ju YJ, Park DJ, Kim CJ. Leifsonia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:18-21. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 787680