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Species Leucobacter denitrificans
Name: Leucobacter denitrificans Weon et al. 2012
Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. masc. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … de-ni-TRI-fi-kans, masculine
Type strain: DSM 25936; KACC 14055; M1T8B10; NBRC 106309
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PQ248442
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Weon HY, Anandham R, Tamura T, Hamada M, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Suzuki K, Kwon SW. Leucobacter denitrificans sp. nov., isolated from cow dung. J Microbiol 2012; 50:161-165. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 145. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1017-1019.
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 4 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:
Weon HY, Anandham R, Tamura T, Hamada M, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Suzuki K, Kwon SW. Leucobacter denitrificans sp. nov., isolated from cow dung. J Microbiol 2012; 50:161-165. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 789782
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