Species ***Actinomadura* *atramentaria***

Name: Actinomadura atramentaria Miyadoh et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tra.men.ta’ri.a. L. fem. adj. atramentaria, inky, referring to the inky brown diffusible pigments; from L. neut. n. atramentum, any black liquid, ink

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra a-tra-men-TA-ri-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 43919; HUT 6547; IFO 14695; JCM 6250; KCTC 9620; NBRC 14695; NCIMB 12618; SF2197

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ420138 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. Actinomadura atramentaria, a new species of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:342-346. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Nouioui et al. 2018 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03419 (N = 3).
- 😷 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 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Actinomadura Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. Actinomadura atramentaria, a new species of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:342-346. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 772686

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Species Actinomadura atramentaria

Species ***Actinomadura* *atramentaria***