Species Leptotrichia goodfellowii

Name: Leptotrichia goodfellowii Eribe et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: good.fel.lo’wi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. goodfellowii, of Goodfellow, named in honour of Mike Goodfellow, for his contributions to microbial systematics

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-TRI-k^hi-a good-fel-LO-wi-i, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 32286; CIP 107915; DSM 19756; JCM 16774; LB 57

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB558169 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Eribe ER, Paster BJ, Caugant DA, Dewhirst FE, Stromberg VK, Lacy GH, Olsen I. Genetic diversity of Leptotrichia and description of Leptotrichia goodfellowii sp. nov., Leptotrichia hofstadii sp. nov., Leptotrichia shahii sp. nov. and Leptotrichia wadei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:583-592. 🇳🇴

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii (Eribe et al. 2004) Eisenberg et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoleptotrichia goodfellowii (Eribe et al. 2004) Eisenberg et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leptotrichia goodfellowii 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 Leptotrichia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Leptotrichia Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Eribe ER, Paster BJ, Caugant DA, Dewhirst FE, Stromberg VK, Lacy GH, Olsen I. Genetic diversity of Leptotrichia and description of Leptotrichia goodfellowii sp. nov., Leptotrichia hofstadii sp. nov., Leptotrichia shahii sp. nov. and Leptotrichia wadei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:583-592. 🇳🇴

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