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Species Actinomadura keratinilytica
Name: Actinomadura keratinilytica Puhl et al. 2009
Etymology: ke.ra.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. keratinum, keratin; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. keratinilytica, keratin-dissolving
Pronunciation, gender: ke-ra-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 56181; DSM 45195; JCM 17316; NBRC 105837; WCC-2265
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU637009
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Puhl AA, Selinger LB, McAllister TA, Inglis GD. Actinomadura keratinilytica sp. nov., a keratin-degrading actinobacterium isolated from bovine manure compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:828-834. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
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 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 6 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:
Puhl AA, Selinger LB, McAllister TA, Inglis GD. Actinomadura keratinilytica sp. nov., a keratin-degrading actinobacterium isolated from bovine manure compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:828-834.
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Record number: 787765
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