Name: Leifsonia poae Evtushenko et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. poae, of Poa, generic name of the annual meadow grass, Poa annua, the source of the type strain of this species

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 47140; CIP 106654; DSM 15202; JCM 11952; NBRC 103069; VKM Ac-1401

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF116342 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Evtushenko LI, Dorofeeva LV, Subbotin SA, Cole JR, Tiedje JM. Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:371-380.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000

Assigned by: Evtushenko LI, Dorofeeva LV, Subbotin SA, Cole JR, Tiedje JM. Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:371-380.

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Record number: 777463