Lechevalieria

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Lechevalieria

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Number of species cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) Labeda et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Lechevalieria, named after the American microbiologists Hubert and Mary Lechevalier, who contributed substantially to the field of actinomycete biology during their careers at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology.
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.), HATANO (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and TAMURA (T.): Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1045-1050.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Shinobu N° 701 = ATCC 23870 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 13661 = CIP 107109 = DSM 40034 = IFO (now NBRC) 13195 = ISP 5034 = JCM 4150 = JCM 4614 = NRRL B-3298 = NRRL ISP-5034 = VKM Ac-1081.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF114804.
Basonym: ¤ Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer, air; L. n. colonia, a colony; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. fem. adj. aerocolonigenes, producing aerial colonies.
Other synonyms: "Streptomyces aerocolonigenes" Shinobu and Kawato 1960, "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970.
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.), HATANO (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and TAMURA (T.): Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1045-1050.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria atacamensis Okoro et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C61 = CGMCC 4.5536 = JCM 17492 = NRRL B-24706.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU551684.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. atacamensis, of or pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: OKORO (C.K.), BULL (A.T.), MUTREJA (A.), RONG (X.), HUANG (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 296-300.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria deserti Okoro et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C68 = CGMCC 4.5535 = JCM 17493 = NRRL B-24707.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU551682.
Etymology: L. gen. n. deserti, of a desert, pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: OKORO (C.K.), BULL (A.T.), MUTREJA (A.), RONG (X.), HUANG (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 296-300.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 29533 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 13328 = CIP 107110 = DSM 43885 = IFO (now NBRC) 14521 = INA 2171 = JCM 3296 = NRRL B-16131 = VKM Ac-906.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF114808.
Basonym: ¤ Actinomadura flava Gauze et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Nocardiopsis flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Gauze and Sveshnikova 1985, ¤ Saccharothrix flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flava, yellow (referring to the color of the substrate mycelium).
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.), HATANO (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and TAMURA (T.): Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1045-1050.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria fradiae Zhang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Z6 = CGMCC 4.3506 = JCM 14205.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY114175.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. fradiae, of Fradia, a patronymic.
Reference: ZHANG (J.), XIE (Q.), LIU (Z.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Lechevalieria fradiae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 832-836.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria roselyniae Okoro et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C81 = CGMCC 4.5537 = JCM 17494 = NRRL B-24708.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU551683.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. roselyniae, of Roselyn, named after Roselyn Brown for her many practical contributions to actinomycete systematics.
Reference: OKORO (C.K.), BULL (A.T.), MUTREJA (A.), RONG (X.), HUANG (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 296-300.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Lechevalieria xinjiangensis Wang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain R24 = CGMCC 4.3525 = DSM 45081 = JCM 15473.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ898283.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. xinjiangensis, referring to Xinjiang, north-western China, the source of the isolate.
Reference: WANG (W.), ZHANG (Z.), TANG (Q.), MAO (J.), WEI (D.), HUANG (Y.), LIU (Z.), SHI (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Lechevalieria xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2819-2822.
Original article in IJSEM Online