Name: Leucobacter aridicollis Morais et al. 2005
Etymology: a.ri.di.col.lis. L. masc. adj. aridus, dry; L. gen. masc. n. collis, an elevation, hill; N.L. gen. masc. n. aridicollis, of a dry hill, referring to the town of Alcanena, which the Moors called al-Kinan, meaning a dry hill
Type strain: CIP 108388; DSM 17380; JCM 13321; L-9; LMG 22507
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16S rRNA gene: AJ781047 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Morais PV, Francisco R, Branco R, Chung AP, da Costa MS. Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., two new species isolated from a chromium contaminated environment. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:646-652.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 102. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:547-549.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Leucobacter Takeuchi et al. 1996
Assigned by: Morais PV, Francisco R, Branco R, Chung AP, da Costa MS. Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., two new species isolated from a chromium contaminated environment. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:646-652.
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Record number: 777527