Species ***Micromonospora* *chersina***

Name: Micromonospora chersina Tomita et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cher’si.na. Gr. masc. adj. chersaîos, living in dry land; L. fem. adj. chersina, referring to the savanna vegetation from which this organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-mo-NO-spo-ra K^HER-si-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 53710; DSM 44151; IFO 15963; JCM 9459; M956-1; NBRC 15963

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF552206 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tomita K, Hoshino Y, Ohkusa N, Tsuno T, Miyaki T. Micromonospora chersina sp. nov. Actinomycetol. 1992; 6:21-28.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 43. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656-657.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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 0.08919 (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 2023-10-29. 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 18 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tomita K, Hoshino Y, Ohkusa N, Tsuno T, Miyaki T. Micromonospora chersina sp. nov. Actinomycetol. 1992; 6:21-28.

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Species Micromonospora chersina

Species ***Micromonospora* *chersina***