Name: Leucobacter shiyiweii Xie et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: shi.yi.wei’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shiyiweii, of YiWei Shi, named for Professor YiWei Shi, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the development of the Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention (Shanxi Medical University), Ministry of Education, China
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter s͡hi-yi-WE͡I-i, masculine
Type strain: GDMCC 1.5845; KCTC 59606
Valid publication:
Xie J, Yang Y, Gao F, Zhao L, Liu T, Yang C, Kang Z, Pu J, Zheng H, Xu J, et al. Leucobacter shiyiweii sp. nov. and Leucobacter fengyongliangi sp. nov., isolated from coal samples in Shanxi Province of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7271. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Leucobacter Takeuchi et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Xie J, Yang Y, Gao F, Zhao L, Liu T, Yang C, Kang Z, Pu J, Zheng H, Xu J, et al. Leucobacter shiyiweii sp. nov. and Leucobacter fengyongliangi sp. nov., isolated from coal samples in Shanxi Province of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7271. 🇨🇳
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