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Name: Leucobacter holotrichiae Zhu et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ho.lo.tri’chi.ae. N.L. fem. n. Holotrichia, the scientific name of a genus of beetle; N.L. gen. fem. n. holotrichiae, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the gut of larvae of Holotrichia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter ho-lo-TRI-khi-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28968; JCM 30245; T14

16S rRNA gene: KJ461711 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Zhu D, Zhang P, Li P, Wu J, Xie C, Sun J, Niu L. Description of Leucobacter holotrichiae sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Holotrichia oblita larvae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1857-1861. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 4 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: Zhu D, Zhang P, Li P, Wu J, Xie C, Sun J, Niu L. Description of Leucobacter holotrichiae sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Holotrichia oblita larvae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1857-1861. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 794023