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Subspecies Listeria rocourtiae subsp. hofi
Name: Listeria rocourtiae subsp. hofi Brown et al. 2025
Etymology: ho’fi. N.L. gen. masc. n. hofi, named in honour of Dr Herbert Hof, for his research and other pioneering contributions on Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis
Pronunciation, gender: HO-fi, feminine
Type strain: CIP 112443; CLIP 2022/01000; DSM 117030; F66L-1A
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16S rRNA gene:
OR195334
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Brown P, Moura A, Vales G, Tessaud-Rita N, Niedermeyer J, Parsons C, Leclercq A, Harris A, Emanuel RE, Kathariou S, et al. Listeria tempestatis sp. nov. and Listeria rocourtiae subsp. hofi subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6774. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Listeria rocourtiae Leclercq et al. 2010
Assigned by:
Brown P, Moura A, Vales G, Tessaud-Rita N, Niedermeyer J, Parsons C, Leclercq A, Harris A, Emanuel RE, Kathariou S, et al. Listeria tempestatis sp. nov. and Listeria rocourtiae subsp. hofi subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6774.
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Record number: 65304
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