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Species Lysinibacillus louembei
Name: Lysinibacillus louembei Ouoba et al. 2015
Etymology: lou.em’be.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. louembei, Louembe, named in honour of Professor Delphin Louembe from the Republic of the Congo for his substantial contribution to a better understanding of the microbial diversity of Congolese traditional fermented foods
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lou-EM-be-i, masculine
Type strain: DSM 25583; LMG 26837; NM73
16S rRNA gene:
HG937791
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Ouoba LII, Vouidibio Mbozo AB, Thorsen L, Anyogu A, Nielsen DS, Kobawila SC, Sutherland JP. Lysinibacillus louembei sp. nov., a spore-forming bacterium isolated from Ntoba Mbodi, alkaline fermented leaves of cassava from the Republic of the Congo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4256-4262. 
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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 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Metasolibacillus louembei" (Ouoba et al. 2015) Gupta and Patel 2020 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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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 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Lysinibacillus Ahmed et al. 2007
Assigned by:
Ouoba LII, Vouidibio Mbozo AB, Thorsen L, Anyogu A, Nielsen DS, Kobawila SC, Sutherland JP. Lysinibacillus louembei sp. nov., a spore-forming bacterium isolated from Ntoba Mbodi, alkaline fermented leaves of cassava from the Republic of the Congo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4256-4262. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 793482
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