Name: Acrocarpospora macrocephala Tamura et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc./fem. adj. makrokephalos, long-headed; N.L. fem. n. macrocephala, large head

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44705; IFO 16266; JCM 10982; NBRC 16266; R-55

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16S rRNA gene: AB025318 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Suzuki S, Hatano K. Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1163-1171.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
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  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Acrocarpospora Tamura et al. 2000

Assigned by: Tamura T, Suzuki S, Hatano K. Acrocarpospora gen. nov., a new genus of the order Actinomycetales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1163-1171.

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