Name: Leucobacter chironomi Halpern et al. 2009
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
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
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter khi-RO-no-mi, masculine
Type strain: DSM 19883; JCM 17022; LMG 24399; MM2LB
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16S rRNA gene:
EU346911
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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. 
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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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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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