Genus Saccharothrix
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 27
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Saccharothrix australiensis Labeda et al. 1984.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Saccharothrix, sugar-containing hair.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.), TESTA (R.T.), LECHEVALIER (M.P.) and LECHEVALIER (H.A.): Saccharothrix: a new genus of the Actinomycetales related to Nocardiopsis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 426-431.
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→ Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 emend. Labeda and Lechevalier 1989.
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.) and LECHEVALIER (M.P.): Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 420-423.
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Note: According to Lee et al. 2000, Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Lentzea Yassin et al. 1995.
Reference: LEE (S.D.), KIM (E.S.), ROE (J.H.), KIM (J.H.), KANG (S.O.) and HAH (Y.C.): Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1315-1323.
Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Shinobu No. 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.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114804.
Synonyms: "Streptomyces aerocolonigenes" Shinobu and Kawato 1960, "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970.
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.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.): Transfer of "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970 into the genus Saccharothrix Labeda, Testa, Lechevalier, and Lechevalier 1984 as Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 109-110.
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Note: Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).
→ ¤ Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) Takahashi et al. 1996, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Shinobu No. 701 = ATCC 23870= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 13661 = CIP 107109 = DSM 40034 = IFO (now NBRC) 13195 = ISP 5034 = JCM 4150 = JCM 4614 = NRRL B-3298 = VKM Ac-1081.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114804.
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.
Valid publication: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List no. 59 (footnote c). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1189-1190.
Validation List no. 59 in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 The original authorship, (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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2 The subspecies name Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) Takahashi et al. 1996 is automatically created by the valid publication of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea corrig. Takahashi et al. 1996 [Rule 40d (formerly Rule 46)].
Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea corrig. (ex Ōmura et al. 1977) Takahashi et al. 1996, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AM-2282 = ATCC 55006= JCM 9734 = NRRL 11184.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB024287.
Synonym: "Streptomyces staurosporeus" Ōmura et al. 1977.
Etymology: Gr. n. stauros, upright pale or stake; Gr. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. adj. staurosporea, intended to mean referring to a slender spore.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 59. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1189-1190.
Effective publication: TAKAHASHI (Y.), SHINOSE (M.), SEINO (A.), IWAI (Y.) and ŌMURA (S.): Transfer of staurosporine-producing strain Streptomyces staurosporeus AM-2282 to the genus Saccharothrix as Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) subsp. staurosporeus subsp. nov. Actinomycetologica, 1995, 9, 19-26.
Validation List no. 59 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 In Validation List no. 59, the basonym is erroneously cited as "Streptomyces stauroporeus" (sic).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
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2 The original spelling Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporeus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
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3 According to Labeda, Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea corrig. (ex Ōmura et al. 1977) Takahashi et al. 1996 is probably a species of the genus ¤ Lentzea Yassin et al. 1995 emend. Labeda et al. 2001.
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.): Personal communication (May 15, 2001).
→ ¤ Lentzea albida Labeda et al. 2001.
Note: Xie et al. 2002 propose to transfer the type strain of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea into the species Lentzea albida. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal must change the name Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea to Lentzea albida.
Reference: XIE (Q.), WANG (Y.), HUANG (Y.), WU (Y.), BA (F.) and LIU (Z.): Description of Lentzea flaviverrucosa sp. nov. and transfer of the type strain of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea to Lentzea albida. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1815-1820.
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Saccharothrix albidocapillata (Yassin et al. 1995) Lee et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51859= CCUG 48294 = CIP 104842 = DSM 44073 = IFO (now NBRC) 15855 = IMMIB D-958 = IMSNU 21253 = JCM 9732 = NBRC 100372 = NRRL B-24057.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF328680.
Basonym: ¤ Lentzea albidocapillata Yassin et al. 1995.
Etymology: L. adj. albidus, white; L. adj. capillatus, hairy; N.L. fem. adj. albidocapillata, white haired, referring to the abundant whitish aerial hyphae.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.), KIM (E.S.), ROE (J.H.), KIM (J.H.), KANG (S.O.) and HAH (Y.C.): Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1315-1323.
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→ ¤ Lentzea albidocapillata Yassin et al. 1995.
Note: Lee et al. 2000 [1] suggested that ¤ Lentzea albidocapillata Yassin et al. 1995, the type species of the genus ¤ Lentzea Yassin et al. 1995, be transferred to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic data do not support this proposal and, according to Labeda et al. 2001 [2], Lentzea is considered to be the current correct name of a genus in which the type species is Lentzea albidocapillata.
References:
1 LEE (S.D.), KIM (E.S.), ROE (J.H.), KIM (J.H.), KANG (S.O.) and HAH (Y.C.): Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1315-1323.
2 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 by Labeda et al. 2001 in IJSEM Online
Saccharothrix algeriensis Zitouni et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA 233 = DSM 44581 = JCM 13242 = NBRC 101915 = NRRL B-24137.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY054972.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. algeriensis, of Algeria, where the type strain originated.
Valid publication: ZITOUNI (A.), LAMARI (L.), BOUDJELLA (H.), BADJI (B.), SABAOU (N.), GAOUAR (A.), MATHIEU (F.), LEBRIHI (A.) and LABEDA (D.P.): Saccharothrix algeriensis sp. nov., isolated from Saharan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1377-1381.
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Saccharothrix australiensis Labeda et al. 1984, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-BM782Ce82 = ATCC 31497= DSM 43800 = IFO (now NBRC) 14444 = JCM 3370 = NRRL 11239 = VKM Ac-894.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114803.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. australiensis, of or belonging to Australia, referring to the location of the soil sample from which the organism was first isolated
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.), TESTA (R.T.), LECHEVALIER (M.P.) and LECHEVALIER (H.A.): Saccharothrix: a new genus of the Actinomycetales related to Nocardiopsis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 426-431.
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Note: In the paper by Labeda et al. 1984 the type strain ATCC 31497is incorrectly cited as ATCC 31947.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 126.
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Saccharothrix carnea Liu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NEAU-yn17=CGMCC 4.7097=DSM 45878.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC195859.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. carnea, of flesh, flesh-coloured.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LIU, C., GUAN, X., WANG, S., ZHAO, J., WANG, H., HE, H., XIANG, W. and WANG, X. 2014. Saccharothrix carnea sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4033-4037.
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Saccharothrix coeruleofusca (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35108= DSM 43679 = IFO (now NBRC) 14520 = INA 1335 = JCM 3313 = NRRL B-16115 = VKM Ac-855.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114805.
Basonym: ¤ Actinomadura coeruleofusca Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: ¤ Nocardiopsis coeruleofusca (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1985.
Etymology: L. adj. coeruleus, dark-colored, dark blue; L. adj. fuscus, dark, swarthy, dusky, tawny; N.L. fem. adj. coeruleofusca, blue-brown (referring to the color of aerial and substrate mycelium).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Saccharothrix coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 43935 = IFO (now NBRC) 14988 = INA 3564 = JCM 9110 = NRRL B-24058 = VKM Ac-1083.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ093349.
Basonym: ¤ Actinomadura coeruleoviolacea Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987.
Etymology: L. adj. coeruleus, dark-colored, dark blue; L. adj. violaceus, violet-colored, violet; N.L. fem. adj. coeruleoviolacea, dark violet-colored.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 36. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 178-179.
Effective publication: KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Taxonomic revision of the actinomycete genera Actinomadura and Microtetraspora. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1990, 13, 148-160.
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→ ¤ Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006, comb. nov.
→ ¤ Goodfellowiella coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda et al. 2008, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y. Okami TS-1980 = ATCC 51143= DSM 44230 = IFO (now NBRC) 14475 = JCM 9111 = NRRL B-16238 = VKM Ac-1965.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114806.
Synonym: "Nocardiopsis mutabilis subsp. cryophilis" Takahashi et al. 1986.
Etymology: Gr. n. kruos, icy cold, frost; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj.cryophilis (sic),cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and LECHEVALIER (M.P.): Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 420-423.
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Note: According to Labeda et al. 2001, Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989 does not belong to the genus Saccharothrix.
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.
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→ ¤ Crossiella cryophila (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix ecbatanensis Mohammadipanah et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HM 537=DSM 45486=UTMC 00537=CCUG 63021.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN038074.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. ecbatanensis, pertaining to Ecbatanis, the ancient name of the city with the current name of Hamedan where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHAMMADIPANAH, F., HAMEDI, J., SCHUMANN, P., SPROER, C., CARMEN MONTERO-CALASANZ, M. D. and KLENK, H. P. 2015. Saccharothrix ecbatanensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4544-4549.
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Saccharothrix espanaensis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-C19004-NS29 = ATCC 51144= DSM 44229 = JCM 9112 = NRRL 15764 = VKM Ac-1969.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114807.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. espanaensis, of or belonging to Spain, referring to the source of the soil sample, Puerto Llano (Spain), from which the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and LECHEVALIER (M.P.): Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 420-423.
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Saccharothrix flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29533= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 13328 = CIP 107110 = DSM 43885 = IFO (now NBRC) 14521 = INA 2171 = JCM 3296 = NRRL B-16131 = VKM Ac-906.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114808.
Basonym: ¤ Actinomadura flava Gauze et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: ¤ Nocardiopsis flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Gauze and Sveshnikova 1985.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flava, yellow (referring to the color of the substrate mycelium).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Lechevalieria flava (Gauze et al. 1974) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix ghardaiensis Bouznada et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB46=CECT 9046=DSM 46886.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY021820.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 1095-1098.
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Effective publication: BOUZNADA, K., BOURAS, N., MOKRANE, S., CHAABANE CHAOUCH, F., ZITOUNI, A., POTTER, G., SPROER, C., KLENK, H. P. and SABAOU, N. 2017. Saccharothrix ghardaiensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from Saharan soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110, 399-405.
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Saccharothrix hoggarensis Boubetra et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA181 = CCUG 60214 = DSM 45457.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ399564.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. hoggarensis, of or pertaining to Hoggar, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: BOUBETRA (D.), ZITOUNI (A.), BOURAS (N.), MATHIEU (F.), LEBRIHI (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), SPRÖER (C.), KLENK (H.P.) and SABAOU (N.): Saccharothrix hoggarensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Saharan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 549-553.
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Saccharothrix isguenensis Bouznada et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB27=DSM 46885=CECT 9045.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU933253.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. isguenensis, pertaining to Béni-Isguen (Ghardaïa, Mzab), the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: BOUZNADA, K., BOURAS, N., MOKRANE, S., CHAABANE CHAOUCH, F., ZITOUNI, A., POTTER, G., SPRÖER, C., KLENK, H. P. and SABAOU, N. 2016. Saccharothrix isguenensis sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4785-4790.
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Saccharothrix longispora (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35109= DSM 43749 = IFO (now NBRC) 14522 = INA 10222 = JCM 3314 = NRRL B-16116 = VKM Ac-907.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114809.
Basonym: ¤ Actinomadura longispora Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: ¤ Nocardiopsis longispora (Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1974) Preobrazhenskaya and Sveshnikova 1985.
Etymology: L. adj. longus, long; Gr. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. n. longispora (nominative in apposition), the long spore, referring to the oblong shape of the spores.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Saccharothrix lopnurensis Li et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM LPA2h=CGMCC 4.7246=KCTC 39545.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP992900.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N. L. fem. adj. lopnurensis. pertaining to Lop Nur, China, from where the strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 167. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 1-3.
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Effective publication: Li, Y.-Q., Liu, L., Cheng, C., Shi, X.-H., Lu, C.-Y., Dong, Z.-Y., Salam, N., An, D.-D. and Li, W.-J. 2015. Saccharothrix lopnurensis sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete isolated from sediment of Lop Nur. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108, 975-981.
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Saccharothrix mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Labeda and Lechevalier 1989, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SK&F-AAA025 = SKF-AAA025 = ATCC 31520= DSM 43853 = IFO (now NBRC) 14310 = JCM 3380 = NRRL B-16077 = VKM Ac-2023.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X76966.
Basonym: ¤ Nocardiopsis mutabilis Shearer et al. 1983.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mutabilis, changeable, variable, inconstant, referring to the variety of colony morphologies observed, particularly on rich organic media.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and LECHEVALIER (M.P.): Amendment of the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984 and descriptions of Saccharothrix espanaensis sp. nov., Saccharothrix cryophilis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix mutabilis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 420-423.
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Note: Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).
Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. capreolus (ex Stark et al. 1963) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23892= DSM 40225 = IFO (now NBRC) 12847 = JCM 4248 = JCM 4630 = NRRL 2773 = VKM Ac-1848.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X76965.
Synonym: "Streptomyces capreolus" Stark et al. 1963.
Etymology: L. masc. n. capreolus, a wild goat, roebuck or chamois, two-pronged like the chamois, bifurcate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990, subsp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SK&F-AAA025 = SKF-AAA025 = ATCC 31520= DSM 43853 = IFO (now NBRC) 14310 = JCM 3380 = NRRL B-16077 = VKM Ac-2023.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X76966.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mutabilis, changeable, variable, inconstant, referring to the variety of colony morphologies observed, particularly on rich organic media.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
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Notes:
1 The original authorship, (Shearer et al. 1983) Labeda and Lechevalier 1989, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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2 The subspecies name Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990 is automatically created by the valid publication of Saccharothrix mutabilis subsp. capreolus (ex Stark et al. 1963) Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990 [Rule 40d (formerly Rule 46)].
Saccharothrix saharensis Boubetra et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA152=DSM 45456=CCUG 60213.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ379333.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. saharensis, referring to the Sahara, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: BOUBETRA, D., ZITOUNI, A., BOURAS, N., MATHIEU, F., LEBRIHI, A., SCHUMANN, P., SPROER, C., KLENK, H. P. and SABAOU, N. 2013. Saccharothrix saharensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Algerian Saharan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3744-3749.
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Saccharothrix stipae Lin et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D34=JCM 30560=ACCC19714.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN002085.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. stipae, of the plant Stipa grandis from whose rhizosphere the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LIN, Y. B., GUO, Y. Q., DI, X. H., FAN, M. C., DONG, D. H. and WEI, G. H. 2016. Saccharothrix stipae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from the rhizosphere of Stipa grandis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1017-1021.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51364= DSM 43886 = IFO (now NBRC) 14523 = INA 2240 = JCM 6844 = NRRL B-16468 = VKM Ac-1858.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114812.
Basonym: ¤ Nocardiopsis syringae Gauze et al. 1985.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Syringa, generic name of lilac; N.L. fem. gen. n. syringae, of the lilac (referring to the color of aerial mycelium).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: GRUND (E.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Transfer of five Nocardiopsis species to the genus Saccharothrix Labeda et al. 1984. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 267-274.
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Saccharothrix tamanrassetensis Boubetra et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA198=DSM 45947=CECT 8640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ504176.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. tamanrassetensis, referring to Tamanrasset, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: BOUBETRA, D., ZITOUNI, A., BOURAS, N., SCHUMANN, P., SPRÖER, C., KLENK, H.-P. and SABAOU, N. 2015. Saccharothrix tamanrassetensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Saharan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1316-1320.
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Saccharothrix tangerinus (sic) Kinoshita et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MK27-91F2 = DSM 44720 = FERM P-16053 = JCM 10302 = NBRC 16184 = NRRL B-24463.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB020031.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tangerinus, tangerine-coloured, referring to the colour of the vegetative growth.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 74. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 949-950.
Effective publication: KINOSHITA (N.), IGARASHI (M.), IKENO (S.), HORI (M.) and HAMADA (M.): Saccharothrix tangerinus sp. nov., the producer of the new antibiotic formamicin: taxonomic studies. Actinomycetologica, 1999, 13, 20-31.
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→ ¤ Umezawaea tangerina (Kinoshita et al. 2000) Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2007, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix texasensis Labeda and Lyons 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-37U-77 = ATCC 51593= DSM 44231 = IFO (now NBRC) 14971 = JCM 9113 = NRRL B-16134 = VKM Ac-1968.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF114814.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. texasensis, of or belonging to the state of Texas, referring to the source of the soil samples from which the species was first isolated.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and LYONS (A.J.): Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 355-358.
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Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) Kim et al. 2011, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 31203= DSM 43911 = JCM 3273 = NBRC 14104 = NRRL B-16296.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ917213.
Etymology: L. adj. varius, diverse, different, various; Gr. n. spora, a seed, in microbiology, a spore; L. suff. eus -a -um, suffix with various meanings, but in general, made of or belongs to; N.L. fem. adj. variisporea, with different spores.
Valid publication: KIM (B.Y.), BROWN (R.), LABEDA (D.P.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Reclassification of 'Dactylosporangium variesporum' as Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 310-314.
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Note: Saccharothrix variisporea corrig. (ex Tomita et al. 1977) Kim et al. 2011 was previously known as "Dactylosporangium variesporum" Tomita et al. 1977 [TOMITA (K.), KOBARU (S.), HANADA (M.) and TSUKIURA (H.): Fermentation process. U.S. Patent 4,026,766, May 31, 1977.]
Saccharothrix violacea Lee et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LM 036 = IMSNU 50388 = JCM 10975.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ242633.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-colored, violet.
Valid publication: LEE (S.D.), KIM (E.S.), ROE (J.H.), KIM (J.H.), KANG (S.O.) and HAH (Y.C.): Saccharothrix violacea sp. nov., isolated from a gold mine cave, and Saccharothrix albidocapillata comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1315-1323.
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→ ¤ Lentzea violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix violaceirubra Otoguro et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YU 692-1 = JCM 16955 = KCTC 19326 = NBRC 102064.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB284261.
Etymology: L. adj. violaceus, violet; L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; N.L. fem. adj. violaceirubra, violet–red.
Valid publication: OTOGURO (M.), TAMURA (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and HAYAKAWA (M.): Saccharothrix violaceirubra sp. nov., isolated from soil and plant litter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1504-1507.
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Saccharothrix waywayandensis Labeda and Lyons 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-37Z-15 = ATCC 51594= DSM 44232 = IFO (now NBRC) 14970 = JCM 9114 = NRRL B-16159 = VKM Ac-1970.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB020029.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. waywayandensis, of or belonging to Lake Waywayanda, N.J., of the soil samples from which the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and LYONS (A.J.): Saccharothrix texasensis sp. nov. and Saccharothrix waywayandensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 355-358.
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→ ¤ Lentzea waywayandensis (Labeda and Lyons 1989) Labeda et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Saccharothrix xinjiangensis Hu et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PYX-6 = AS 4.1731 = JCM 12329 = NBRC 101911.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY135693.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: HU (Y.T.), ZHOU (P.J.), ZHOU (Y.G.), LIU (Z.H.) and LIU (S.J.): Saccharothrix xinjiangensis sp. nov., a pyrene-degrading actinomycete isolated from Tianchi Lake, Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2091-2094.
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