Name: Paucimonas lemoignei (Delafield et al. 1965) Jendrossek 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas lemoignei Delafield et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: le.moi’gne.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lemoignei, referring to Lemoigne

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … le-MOI-n͡gne-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 17989; CCUG 2114; CIP 103794; DSM 7445; LMG 2207; NCTC 10937

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021375 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jendrossek D. Transfer of [Pseudomonas] lemoignei, a gram-negative rod with restricted catabolic capacity, to Paucimonas gen. nov. with one species, Paucimonas lemoignei comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:905-908. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas lemoignei Delafield et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paucimonas Jendrossek 2001. Publication: Jendrossek D. Transfer of [Pseudomonas] lemoignei, a gram-negative rod with restricted catabolic capacity, to Paucimonas gen. nov. with one species, Paucimonas lemoignei comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:905-908. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 18 times 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with the genus Noviherbaspirillum, and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Paucimonas Jendrossek 2001

Assigned by: Jendrossek D. Transfer of [Pseudomonas] lemoignei, a gram-negative rod with restricted catabolic capacity, to Paucimonas gen. nov. with one species, Paucimonas lemoignei comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:905-908. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 779190