Name: Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus Muir and Tan 2007

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: so.li.pic’tus. L. masc. n. sol, the sun; L. masc. adj. pictus, painted; N.L. masc. adj. solipictus, painted by the sun

Pronunciation, gender: so-li-PIK-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1336; DSM 18340; JCM 15573; TAN 31504

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ845457 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Muir RE, Tan MW. Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus subsp. nov., a pigmented bacterium isolated from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and emended description of L. chromiireducens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2770-2776.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

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 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Leucobacter chromiireducens Morais et al. 2005

Assigned by: Muir RE, Tan MW. Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus subsp. nov., a pigmented bacterium isolated from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and emended description of L. chromiireducens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2770-2776.

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Record number: 786970