Leifsonia

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 15
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 2

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

Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson, who isolated and described the first organism of this genus.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note:
In a paper published in the December 1999 issue of the Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, Suzuki et al. [1] proposed the genus Leifsonia Suzuki et al. (type species: Leifsonia aquatica), the species Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Suzuki et al., Leifsonia naganoensis Suzuki et al., Leifsonia shinshuensis Suzuki et al., and the new combination Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. Hereafter, the authors submit the new names and the new combination for valid publication by inscription in a validation list.
The names ¤ Leifsonia naganoensis Suzuki et al. 2000, ¤ Leifsonia shinshuensis Suzuki et al. 2000, and ¤ Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000 are listed on the validation list n° 75 (published in the July 2000 issue of the IJSEM). However Leifsonia Suzuki et al. and Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Suzuki et al. are not included [2] because these names have been already validly published in the January 2000 issue of the IJSEM [3].
References:
1 SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.
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2 ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List n° 75 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)
3 EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article by Evtushenko et al. 2000 in IJSEM Online

---> Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000 emend. Reddy et al. 2008.
Type species: ¤ Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson, who isolated and described the first organism of this genus.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Leifsonia pindariensis sp. nov., isolated from the Pindari glacier of the Indian Himalayas, and emended description of the genus Leifsonia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2229-2234.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000 emend. Dastager et al. 2009.
Type species: ¤ Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson, who isolated and described the first organism of this genus.
Reference: DASTAGER (S.G.), LEE (J.C.), JU (Y.J.), PARK (D.J.) and KIM (C.J.): Leifsonia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 18-21.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia antarctica Pindi et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SPC-20 = LMG 24541 = NCCB 100227.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM931710.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, by extension pertaining to the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PINDI (P.K.), KISHORE (K.H.), REDDY (G.S.N.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Description of Leifsonia kafniensis sp. nov. and Leifsonia antarctica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1348-1352.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 14665 = CCUG 27700 = CIP 64.13 = DSM 20146 = IFO (now NBRC) 15710 = JCM 1368 = VKM Ac-1400.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D45057.
Synonym: "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia aurea Reddy et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CMS 81y = CIP 107785 = DSM 15303 = JCM 12762 = MTCC 4657.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ438586.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aurea, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), PRAKASH (J.S.S.), SRINIVAS (R.), MATSUMOTO (G.I.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Leifsonia rubra sp. nov. and Leifsonia aurea sp. nov., psychrophiles from a pond in Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 977-984.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia bigeumensis Dastager et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSL-27 = DSM 19322 = KCTC 19268.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF466124.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. bigeumensis, of Bigeum Island, Korea, the source of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: DASTAGER (S.G.), LEE (J.C.), JU (Y.J.), PARK (D.J.) and KIM (C.J.): Leifsonia bigeumensis sp.nov., isolated from soil on Bigeum Island, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1935-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The epithet bigeumensis in Leifsonia bigeumensis is a "N.L. fem. adj.", not a "N.L. masc. adj." as cited in the paper by Dastager et al. 2008.

Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33973 = ICMP 8790 = JCM 9733.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB016985.
Basonym: ¤ Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417. [SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.]
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000 is a later homotypic synonym of ¤ Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000.

Leifsonia ginsengi Qiu et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain wged11 = CGMCC 4.3491 = JCM 13908.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ473536.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ginsengi, of ginseng, the source of the type strain of this species.
Reference: QIU (F.), HUANG (Y.), SUN (L.), ZHANG (X.), LIU (Z.) and SONG (W.): Leifsonia ginsengi sp. nov., isolated from ginseng root. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 405-408.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia kafniensis Pindi et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KFC-22 = LMG 24362 = NCCB 100216.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM889135.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. kafniensis, pertaining to the Kafni glacier in the Himalayas of India, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: PINDI (P.K.), KISHORE (K.H.), REDDY (G.S.N.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Description of Leifsonia kafniensis sp. nov. and Leifsonia antarctica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1348-1352.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia kribbensis Dastager et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSL-13 = DSM 19272 = KCTC 19267.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF466129.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. kribbensis, pertaining to KRIBB, an arbitrary adjective formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, where taxonomic studies on the type strain were performed.
Reference: DASTAGER (S.G.), LEE (J.C.), JU (Y.J.), PARK (D.J.) and KIM (C.J.): Leifsonia kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 18-21.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia lichenia An et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 2Sb = IAM 15426 = JCM 23226 = KCTC 13122.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB278552.
Etymology: L. n. lichen -enis, lichen; L. fem. suff. -ia, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. lichenia, belonging to lichen from which the organism was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 131. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1-2. [AN (S.Y.), XIAO (T.) AND YOKOTA (A.): Leifsonia lichenia sp. nov., isolated from lichen in japan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2009, 55, 339-343.]
Validation List N° 131 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the paper by An et al. 2009, the etymology is erroneously given as follows: L. adj. lichenia lichen from which the organism was isolated.

Leifsonia naganoensis Suzuki et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DB103 = CCUG 51931 = CIP 106799 = DSM 15166 = JCM 10592 = NBRC 103131.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ232612.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417. [SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.]
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Leifsonia pindariensis Reddy et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PON10 = LMG 24222 = JCM 15132 = MTCC9128.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM900767.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. pindariensis, pertaining to the Pindari glacier of the Himalayan region of India, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), PRABAGARAN (S.R.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Leifsonia pindariensis sp. nov., isolated from the Pindari glacier of the Indian Himalayas, and emended description of the genus Leifsonia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2229-2234.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia poae Evtushenko et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 47140 = CIP 106654 = DSM 15202 = JCM 11952 = NBRC 103069 = VKM Ac-1401.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF116342.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Leifsonia rubra Reddy et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CMS 76r = CIP 107783 = DSM 15304 = JCM 12471 = MTCC 4210.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ438585.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rubra, reddish, referring to the reddish pigment that the bacterium produces.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), PRAKASH (J.S.S.), SRINIVAS (R.), MATSUMOTO (G.I.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Leifsonia rubra sp. nov. and Leifsonia aurea sp. nov., psychrophiles from a pond in Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 977-984.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to An and Yokota, the type strain of Leifsonia rubra does not exist in any established culture collection or with the authors who described this species. Therefore, it cannot be included in any scientific study. The authors propose that the Judicial Commission places the name Leifsonia rubra on the list of rejected names if a suitable type strain is not found or a neotype is not proposed within two years following the publication of this Request for an Opinion.
Reference: AN (S.Y.) and YOKOTA (A.): The status of the species Leifsonia rubra Reddy et al. 2003. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1163.
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Leifsonia shinshuensis Suzuki et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DB 102 = CIP 106805 = DSM 15165 = JCM 10591 = NBRC 103132.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ232614.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417. [SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.]
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain L1A = ATCC 33974 = ICMP 7127 = LMG 7352 = NCPPB 3152 = PDDCC 7127.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Basonym: ¤ Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain (L1A = NCPPB 3152 = PDDCC 7127 = ATCC 33974 = LMG 7352) of Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000 is no more available from the authors of the species, the NCPPB, the ICMP (= the PDDCC), the ATCC, and the LMG.
Reference: SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.
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Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Bermudagrass TB1A = ATCC 33973 = CIP 104615 = DSM 46306 = ICMP 8790 = JCM 9733 = LMG 7552 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11927 = VKM Ac-2041.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB016985.
Basonym: ¤ Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In the paper by Evtushenko et al. 2000, the type strain JCM 9733 is erroneously cited as JCM 1376 (the strain JCM 1376 is a strain of ¤ Agromyces mediolanus (ex Mamoli 1939) Suzuki et al. 1996).
2 Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000 is an earlier homotypic synonym of ¤ Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000.

Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain L1A = ATCC 33974 = ICMP 7127 = LMG 7352 = NCPPB 3152 = PDDCC 7127.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Basonym: ¤ Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli Davis et al. 1984.
Reference: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), DOROFEEVA (L.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.), COLE (J.R.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Leifsonia poae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from nematode galls on Poa annua, and reclassification of 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' Leifson 1962 as Leifsonia aquatica (ex Leifson 1962) gen. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. and Clavibacter xyli Davis et al. 1984 with two subspecies as Leifsonia xyli (Davis et al. 1984) gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 371-380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain (L1A = ATCC 33974 = ICMP 7127 = LMG 7352 = NCPPB 3152 = PDDCC 7127) of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000 is no more available from the authors of the species, the NCPPB, the ICMP (= the PDDCC), the ATCC, and the LMG.
Reference: SUZUKI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), SASAKI (J.), PARK (Y.H.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accomodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1999, 45, 253-262.
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