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Species Leucobacter tenebrionis
Name: Leucobacter tenebrionis Ying et al. 2023
Etymology: te.ne.bri.o’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. tenebrionis, of the mealworm Tenebrio
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-ne-bri-O-nis, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 49728; MCCC 1K07072; NB10
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16S rRNA gene:
OK090937
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ying Y, Yuan B, Liu T, Bai X, Zhao H. Leucobacter tenebrionis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6081. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Ying Y, Yuan B, Liu T, Bai X, Zhao H. Leucobacter tenebrionis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6081. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 40856
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