Name: Leucobacter chironomi Halpern et al. 2009
Etymology: chi.ro’no.mi. N.L. gen. masc. n. chironomi, of Chironomus, named after the non-biting midge insect of the genus Chironomus (Chironomidae, Diptera) from which the type strain was isolated
Type strain: DSM 19883; JCM 17022; LMG 24399; MM2LB
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16S rRNA gene: EU346911 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Halpern M, Shaked T, Pukall R, Schumann P. Leucobacter chironomi sp. nov., a chromate-resistant bacterium isolated from a chironomid egg mass. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:665-670.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Leucobacter Takeuchi et al. 1996
Assigned by: Halpern M, Shaked T, Pukall R, Schumann P. Leucobacter chironomi sp. nov., a chromate-resistant bacterium isolated from a chironomid egg mass. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:665-670.
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Record number: 786950