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Species Actinomadura hibisca
Name: Actinomadura hibisca Tomita et al. 1991
Etymology: hi.bis’ca. N.L. fem. adj. hibisca, rose mallow, a plant with reddish flower referring to the production of red diffusible pigments [probably better: hibiscea]; from Gr. masc. n. ibiskos, marsh mallow
Pronunciation, gender: hi-BIS-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 53557; DSM 44148; IFO 15177; JCM 9627; NBRC 15177; NCIMB 13253; P157-2
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ293705
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Tomita K, Nishio M, Saitoh K, Yamamoto H, Hoshino Y, Ohkuma H, Konishi M, Miyaki T, Oki T. Pradimicins A, B and C: new antifungal antibiotics. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and physico-chemical properties. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1990; 43:755-762. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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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 19 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:
Tomita K, Nishio M, Saitoh K, Yamamoto H, Hoshino Y, Ohkuma H, Konishi M, Miyaki T, Oki T. Pradimicins A, B and C: new antifungal antibiotics. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and physico-chemical properties. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1990; 43:755-762.
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Record number: 772717
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