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Species Actinomadura kijaniata

Name: Actinomadura kijaniata Horan and Brodsky 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ki.ja.ni.a’ta. N.L. fem. adj. kijaniata, derived from "kijani" (the Swahili word for green)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra ki-ja-ni-A-ta, feminine

Type strain: 13-363; ATCC 31588; DSM 43764; IFO 14229; JCM 3306; NBRC 14229; NRRL 12069; NRRL B-16261; SCC 1256; VKM Ac-874

16S rRNA gene: X97890 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Horan AC, Brodsky BC. A novel antibiotic-producing Actinomadura, Actinomadura kijaniata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:195-200.

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.
    • Lee et al. 2025 Lee SD, Yang HL, Kim IS. Actinomadura opuntiae Sp. Nov., Isolated from a Soil of Cactus and the Reclassification of Actinomadura namibiensis Wink Et Al. 2003 as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Actinomadura kijaniata Horan and Brodsky 1982. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:517. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 44. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7140.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Lee et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Actinomadura namibiensis Wink et al. 2003. Publication: Lee SD, Yang HL, Kim IS. Actinomadura opuntiae Sp. Nov., Isolated from a Soil of Cactus and the Reclassification of Actinomadura namibiensis Wink Et Al. 2003 as a Later Heterotypic Synonym of Actinomadura kijaniata Horan and Brodsky 1982. Curr Microbiol 2025; 82:517. 🇰🇷
    • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 44. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7140.
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2026-08-13. 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: Horan AC, Brodsky BC. A novel antibiotic-producing Actinomadura, Actinomadura kijaniata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:195-200.

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Record number: 772718

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