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Species Leucobacter zeae
Name: Leucobacter zeae Lai et al. 2015
Etymology: ze’ae. L. gen. fem. n. zeae, of spelt, of Zea mays, referring to its isolation from rhizosphere soil of corn (Zea mays)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ZE-a͡e, masculine
Type strain: BCRC 80515; CC-MF41; LMG 27265
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JX669524
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lai WA, Lin SY, Hameed A, Hsu YH, Liu YC, Huang HR, Shen FT, Young CC. Leucobacter zeae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4734-4742. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times 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:
Lai WA, Lin SY, Hameed A, Hsu YH, Liu YC, Huang HR, Shen FT, Young CC. Leucobacter zeae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of maize (Zea mays L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4734-4742. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 793568
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