Name: "Lysobacter enzymogenes subsp. cookii" Christensen 1978

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: coo’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. cookii, of Cook, named for F. D. Cook, the microbiologist who first isolated lysobacters and who recognized their lytic and antibiotic potentials

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KOO-ki-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 13B; ATCC 29488; JCM 16562; PAGU 1119; UASM 13B

16S rRNA gene: AB485771 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Christensen P, Cook FD. Lysobacter, a new genus of nonfruiting, gliding bacteria with a high base ratio. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:367-393.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Lysobacter cookii Kawamura et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lysobacter cookii Kawamura et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Christensen) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Christensen and Cook).
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Lysobacter enzymogenes Christensen and Cook 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Christensen P, Cook FD. Lysobacter, a new genus of nonfruiting, gliding bacteria with a high base ratio. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:367-393.

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Record number: 4616