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Species Leucobacter alluvii
Name: Leucobacter alluvii Morais et al. 2006
Etymology: al.lu’vi.i. L. gen. neut. n. alluvii, of an alluvial deposit
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-LU-wi-i, masculine
Type strain: CIP 108819; DSM 18279; JCM 14919; LMG 23117; RB 10
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM072820
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Morais PV, Paulo C, Francisco R, Branco R, Paula Chung A, da Costa MS. Leucobacter luti sp. nov., and Leucobacter alluvii sp. nov., two new species of the genus Leucobacter isolated under chromium stress. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:414-421. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 112. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2507-2508.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Leucobacter Takeuchi et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Morais PV, Paulo C, Francisco R, Branco R, Paula Chung A, da Costa MS. Leucobacter luti sp. nov., and Leucobacter alluvii sp. nov., two new species of the genus Leucobacter isolated under chromium stress. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:414-421. 🇵🇹
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Record number: 785685
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