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Species Actinomadura chibensis

Name: Actinomadura chibensis Hanafy et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ben’sis. N.L. fem. adj. chibensis, pertaining to Chiba University hospital, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra khi-BEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45038; IFM 10266; JCM 14158

16S rRNA gene: AB264086 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Hanafy A, Ito J, Iida S, Kang Y, Kogure T, Yazawa K, Yaguchi T, Mikami Y. Majority of Actinomadura clinical isolates from sputa or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in Japan belongs to the cluster of Actinomadura cremea and Actinomadura nitritigenes, and the description of Actinomadura chibensis sp. nov. Mycopathologia 2006; 162:281-287. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 122. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1511-1512.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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.
    • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 The type strain and the accession numbers have been provided on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 122. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1511-1512.

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

Assigned by: Hanafy A, Ito J, Iida S, Kang Y, Kogure T, Yazawa K, Yaguchi T, Mikami Y. Majority of Actinomadura clinical isolates from sputa or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in Japan belongs to the cluster of Actinomadura cremea and Actinomadura nitritigenes, and the description of Actinomadura chibensis sp. nov. Mycopathologia 2006; 162:281-287. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 772692