Species "Leucobacter margaritiformis"

Name: "Leucobacter margaritiformis" Lee and Lee 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mar.ga.ri.ti.for’mis. L. fem. n. margarita, bead, pearl; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc. adj. margaritiformis, in the shape of bead, referring to the strain grows like bead shape in a nutrient broth media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mar-ga-ri-ti-FOR-mis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: A23; JCM 17538; KEMC 551; KEMC 551-022

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JN038197 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Lee JH, Lee SS. Leucobacter margaritiformis sp. nov., isolated from bamboo extract. Curr Microbiol 2012; 64:441-448. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Leucobacter Takeuchi et al. 1996

Assigned by: Lee JH, Lee SS. Leucobacter margaritiformis sp. nov., isolated from bamboo extract. Curr Microbiol 2012; 64:441-448. 🇰🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/leucobacter-margaritiformisLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 794192

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-02-09 22:03:39