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Species Lwoffella lincolnii
Name: Lwoffella lincolnii (Vandamme et al. 1993) Sbissi et al. 2025
Basonym: Moraxella lincolnii Vandamme et al. 1993
Etymology: lin.col’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lincolnii, of Lincols, named after K. Lincoln, a Swedish microbiologist
Pronunciation, gender: lin-KOL-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 51388; CCUG 9405; CIP 103802; DSM 19150; LMG 5127
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ417490
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6862.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Moraxella lincolnii Vandamme et al. 1993
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Moraxella lincolnii Vandamme et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lwoffella Sbissi et al. 2025.
Publication:
Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820.
- ❗ Lwoffella lincolnii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lwoffella.
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Moraxella lincolnii Vandamme et al. 1993, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-07-01.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lwoffella Sbissi et al. 2025.
Publication:
Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820.
Parent taxon: Lwoffella Sbissi et al. 2025
Assigned by:
Sbissi I, Kammoun I, El May H, Bouzidi T, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Gtari M. Reclassification of Moraxella boevrei, M. osloensis and M. atlantae, into the genus Faucicola, and proposal of a new genus within the family Moraxellaceae, Lwoffella lincolnii gen. nov., comb. nov., to accommodate the divergent species Moraxella lincolnii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6820.
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Record number: 66331
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