Species Actinoalloteichus spitiensis

Name: Actinoalloteichus spitiensis Singla et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spi.ti.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. spitiensis, pertaining to Spiti Valley, located in the Indian Himalayas, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-al-lo-te-I-k^hus spi-ti-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 44848; JCM 12472; MTCC 6194; NBRC 102582; RMV-1378

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY426714 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Singla AK, Mayilraj S, Kudo T, Krishnamurthi S, Prasad GS, Vohra RM. Actinoalloteichus spitiensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2561-2564. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actinoalloteichus Tamura et al. 2000

Assigned by: Singla AK, Mayilraj S, Kudo T, Krishnamurthi S, Prasad GS, Vohra RM. Actinoalloteichus spitiensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2561-2564. 🇮🇳

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