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Domain Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Neisseria leonii

Name: Neisseria leonii Boutroux et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: le.o’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. leonii, of Léon, in honour of Léon Boutroux (1851-1921), a French chemist who worked under the direction of Louis Pasteur on glucose fermentation. He notably published a book on the chemistry of bread making in 1897

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 3986; CIP 109994; LMG 32907; R726

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16S rRNA gene: OQ121838 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Boutroux M, Favre-Rochex S, Gorgette O, Touak G, Muhle E, Bouchier C, Chesneau O, Veyrier FJ, Clermont D, Rahi P. Neisseria leonii sp. nov., isolated from the nose, lung, and liver of rabbits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Neisseria Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Boutroux M, Favre-Rochex S, Gorgette O, Touak G, Muhle E, Bouchier C, Chesneau O, Veyrier FJ, Clermont D, Rahi P. Neisseria leonii sp. nov., isolated from the nose, lung, and liver of rabbits. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6460.

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Record number: 51177
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