Species Leifsonia lichenia

Name: Leifsonia lichenia An et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: li.che’ni.a. N.L. fem. adj. lichenia, lichen from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡if-SO-ni-a li-K^HE-ni-a, feminine

Type strain: 2Sb; IAM 15426; JCM 23226; KCTC 13122

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB278552 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: An SY, Xiao T, Yokota A. Leifsonia lichenia sp. nov., isolated from lichen in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:339-343. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 131. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10618 (N = 45).
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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.
  • 🧍 In the paper by An et al. 2009, the etymology is erroneously given as follows: L. adj. lichenia lichen from which the organism was isolated. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000

Assigned by: An SY, Xiao T, Yokota A. Leifsonia lichenia sp. nov., isolated from lichen in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:339-343. 🇯🇵

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