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Name: Neisseria leonii Boutroux et al. 2024

Category, proposed as: species, 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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ne͡is-SE-ri-a le-O-ni-i, feminine

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

16S rRNA gene: OQ121838 Analysetree FASTA download

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. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-08-06.
    • 🙆 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 the genus.

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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