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Species Leucobacter chromiiresistens

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Micrococcales Microbacteriaceae Leucobacter Leucobacter chromiiresistens

Name: Leucobacter chromiiresistens Sturm et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chro.mi.i.re.sis’tens. N.L. neut. n. chromium, chromium (Cr); L. pres. part. resistens, resisting; N.L. masc. part. adj. chromiiresistens, chromium resisting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter khro-mi-i-re-SIS-tens, masculine

Type strain: CCOS 200; DSM 22788; JG 31

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16S rRNA gene: GU390657 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sturm G, Jacobs J, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gescher J. Leucobacter chromiiresistens sp. nov., a chromate-resistant strain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:956-960. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 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.
  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03917 (N = 55).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Sturm G, Jacobs J, Sproer C, Schumann P, Gescher J. Leucobacter chromiiresistens sp. nov., a chromate-resistant strain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:956-960. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 789150

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