Species ***Micromonospora* *carbonacea***

Name: Micromonospora carbonacea Luedemann and Brodsky 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.bo.na’ce.a. L. masc. n. carbo (gen. carbonis), coal, charcoal; L. masc. adj. suff. -aceus, suffix of various meanings, but signifying in general made of or belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. carbonacea, charcoal-like (referring to color of spores)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-mo-NO-spo-ra kar-bo-NA-ke-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27114; DSM 43168; IFO 14108; JCM 3139; NBRC 14108; NRRL 2972

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X92599 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Luedemann GM, Brodsky BC. Micromonospora carbonacea sp. n., an everninomicin-producing organism. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1965; 1964:47-52.

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: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Micromonospora carbonacea subsp. aurantiaca Luedemann and Brodsky 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Emendations:
- Carro et al. 2018 Carro L, Nouioui I, Sangal V, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Trujillo ME, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Sahin N, Smith DL, Kim KE, Peluso P, et al. Genome-based classification of micromonosporae with a focus on their biotechnological and ecological potential. Sci Rep 2018; 8:525. 🇪🇸
  Notes:
  - 🧍 As of 2019-04-01 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03574 (N = 29).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 25 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Micromonospora carbonacea subsp. aurantiaca Luedemann and Brodsky 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Micromonospora carbonacea subsp. carbonacea Luedemann and Brodsky 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species

Parent taxon: Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Luedemann GM, Brodsky BC. Micromonospora carbonacea sp. n., an everninomicin-producing organism. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1965; 1964:47-52.

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Species Micromonospora carbonacea

Species ***Micromonospora* *carbonacea***