Leifsonia is a Gram-positive genus of bacteria from the family Microbacteriaceae.[1][2]

Leifsonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Microbacteriaceae
Genus: Leifsonia
Evtushenko et al. 2000[1]
Type species
Leifsonia aquatica
(ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000
Species[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evtushenko LI, Dorofeeva LV, Subbotin SA, Cole JR, Tiedje JM. (2000). "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. 50: 371–380. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-1-371. PMID 10826825.
  2. ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Leifsonia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 9, 2022.