Name: Leucothrix sargassi Liu et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sar.gas’si. N.L. gen. neut. n. sargassi, of Sargassum referring to the genus name of the marine alga Sargassum, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LE͡U-ko-t^hrix sar-GAS-si, feminine

Type strain: C3212; KCTC 72121; MCCC 1K03600

16S rRNA gene: MK100847 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu T, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zhou L, Meng C, Zhou C, Jing C, Zhu W, Wang Y. Leucothrix sargassi sp. nov., isolated from a marine alga [Sargassum natans (L.) Gaillon]. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3857-3862. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and may be reclassified as Enhydrobacter". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Leucothrix Örsted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu T, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zhou L, Meng C, Zhou C, Jing C, Zhu W, Wang Y. Leucothrix sargassi sp. nov., isolated from a marine alga [Sargassum natans (L.) Gaillon]. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3857-3862. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 5670