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Genus Actinomyces

Name: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ac.ti.no’my.ces. Gr. fem. n. aktis (gen. aktînos), ray; Gr. masc. n. mykês, fungus; N.L. masc. n. Actinomyces, ray fungus, referring to the radial arrangement of filaments in Actinomyces bovis sulfur granules

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Actinomycet-), ak-ti-NO-my-kes

Type species: Actinomyces bovis Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Harz CO. Actinomyces bovis, ein neuer Schimmel in den Geweben des Rindes. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Thiermedizin 1877-1878; 5:125-140.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

  • Emendations:
    • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
      Notes:
      • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 20 species from the genus.
  • Notes:
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: VIII. The Subgroups and Genera of the Actinomycetales. J Bacteriol 1918; 3:403-406.
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:155-164.
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Actinomycineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Actinomycetineae corrig. Stackebrandt et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
    • 🧕 Buchanan (1917) assigned this genus to the order Actinomycetales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Buchanan RE. Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes. J Bacteriol 1917; 2:155-164.
    • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
    • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this genus to the class Arthrobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
    • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the phylum "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow 2012. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
    • 🧕 Goodfellow and Williams (1983) assigned this genus to the uncategorized "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow and Williams 1983. Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST. Ecology of actinomycetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1983; 37:189-216.
    • 🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this genus to the phylum Actinomycetota Goodfellow 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
    • 🧕 Stackebrandt et al. (1997) assigned this genus to the suborder Actinomycetineae corrig. Stackebrandt et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
    • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Acainomyces"; "Accinamyces"; "Accinomycee"; "Accinomyces"; "Accinomyceu"; "Accinumyces"; "Acdnomyces"; "Acfinotnyces"; "Achnomyces"; "Aciinamyces"; "Aciinomyces"; "Acinomyces"; "Aclinomyccs"; "Aclinomyces"; "Acllnomyccs"; "Acninomyces"; "Acrinomyces"; "Acsinamyces"; "Actinamyccs"; "Actinamyces"; "Actinamycex"; "Actinamycres"; "Actinamyoes"; "Actinmnyces"; "Actinnmyces"; "Actinoinyces"; "Actinomvces"; "Actinomyas"; "Actinomycas"; "Actinomycca"; "Actinomycces"; "Actinomyccs"; "Actinomycea"; "Actinomycees"; "Actinomycer"; "Actinomyceshas"; "Actinomycetis"; "Actinomycex"; "Actinomycezs"; "Actinomycm"; "Actinomycos"; "Actinomycvs"; "Actinomyees"; "Actinomyooa"; "Actinomyr"; "Actinomyres"; "Actinomyua"; "Actinomyws"; "Actinonryccs"; "Actinontyces"; "Actinonzyvvs"; "Actinornyces"; "Actinoynyces"; "Actinqmyces"; "Actinumyccs"; "Actinumyces"; "Actinumycm"; "Actinwmyces"; "Actiriomycex"; "Actirmmyces"; "Actiuamyccs"; "Actiuomyces"; "Actlnomyccs"; "Actlnomyces"; "Actmomyces"; "Actynomices"; "Actznomyccs"; "Actznomyces"; "Aczinamyces"; "Aczinomyccs"; "Aczinomyces"; "Adinomyces"; "Aktinomyces"; "Aminomyces"; "Antinomyces"; "Aotinomyces"; "Artinomyccs"; "Artinumyces"; "Atinomyces"; "Avlinomyces"; "Avtinomyccs"; "Ctinomyces".
    • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NRRL: 310; ATCC: 272; DSM: 215; JCM: 205; NBRC: 178; IFO: 173; CBS: 165; VKM: 129; BCRC: 90; CCRC: 89.
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
    • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ATMY" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 38
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 65
Total number of child taxa: 353

Parent taxon: Actinomycetaceae Buchanan 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Waksman SA. Family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan and family Steptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 744-825.

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