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Species Lysobacter gummosus

Name: Lysobacter gummosus Christensen and Cook 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gum.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. gummosus, full of gum, gummy, intended to mean slime (gum)-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ly-so-BAK-ter gum-MO-sus, masculine

Type strain: 402; ATCC 29489; DSM 6980; LMG 8763; UASM 402

16S rRNA gene: AB161361 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Christensen P, Cook FD. Lysobacter, a new genus of nonfruiting, gliding bacteria with a high base ratio. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:367-393.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 23 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: Lysobacter Christensen and Cook 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Christensen P, Cook FD. Lysobacter, a new genus of nonfruiting, gliding bacteria with a high base ratio. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:367-393.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.777627Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 777627

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