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Name: Leucobacter muris Benga et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mu’ris. L. gen. masc./fem. n. muris, of a mouse, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter MU-ris, masculine

Type strain: 924/12; CCM 8761; DSM 101948

16S rRNA gene: LT797169 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Benga L, Sproer C, Schumann P, Verbarg S, Bunk B, Engelhardt E, Benten WPM, Sager M. Leucobacter muris sp. nov., isolated from the nose of a laboratory mouse. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2095-2100. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

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 1 time 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: Benga L, Sproer C, Schumann P, Verbarg S, Bunk B, Engelhardt E, Benten WPM, Sager M. Leucobacter muris sp. nov., isolated from the nose of a laboratory mouse. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2095-2100. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 801258