Name: Actinocatenispora rupis Seo and Lee 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’pis. L. gen. fem. n. rupis, of a cliff, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ka-te-NI-spo-ra RU-pis, feminine

Type strain: CS5-AC17; DSM 45178; JCM 16894; NRRL B-24660

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM980986 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seo SH, Lee SD. Actinocatenispora rupis sp. nov., isolated from cliff soil, and emended description of the genus Actinocatenispora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3078-3082. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actinocatenispora Thawai et al. 2006

Assigned by: Seo SH, Lee SD. Actinocatenispora rupis sp. nov., isolated from cliff soil, and emended description of the genus Actinocatenispora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3078-3082. 🇰🇷

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