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Species Actinomadura citrea
Name: Actinomadura citrea Lavrova et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, of or pertaining to the citrus-tree, intended to mean lemon-yellow, referring to the lemon-yellow color of the substrate mycelium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KI-tre-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 27887; BCRC 13352; CCRC 13352; DSM 43461; IFO 14678; IMET 9573; INA 1849; JCM 3295; KCTC 9617; NBRC 14678; NRRL B-16121; VKM Ac-1119
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ420139
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lavrova NV, Preobrazhenskaia TP, Sveshnikova MA. [Isolation of soil actinomycetes on selective media with rubomycin]. Antibiotiki 1972; 17:965-970. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Lavrova NV, Preobrazhenskaia TP, Sveshnikova MA. [Isolation of soil actinomycetes on selective media with rubomycin]. Antibiotiki 1972; 17:965-970.
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Record number: 772694
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