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Name: Leucobacter triazinivorans Sun et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: tri.a.zi.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. triazinum, triazine, a kind of herbicide; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. triazinivorans, triazine-devouring, degrading

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-BAK-ter tri-a-zi-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 105188; JW-1; LMG 30083

16S rRNA gene: KT439069 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sun LN, Pan DD, Wu XW, Yang ED, Hua RM, Li QX. Leucobacter triazinivorans sp. nov., a s-triazine herbicide prometryn-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:204-210. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07307 (N = 38).
    • 😷 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 5 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: Sun LN, Pan DD, Wu XW, Yang ED, Hua RM, Li QX. Leucobacter triazinivorans sp. nov., a s-triazine herbicide prometryn-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:204-210. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797464