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Species Actinomadura nitritigenes
Name: Actinomadura nitritigenes Lipski and Altendorf 1995
Etymology: ni.tri.ti’ge.nes. N.L. masc. n. nitris, nitrite; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitritigenes, nitrite producing
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-tri-TI-ge-nes, feminine
Type strain: DSM 44137; IFO 15918; JCM 10104; L46; NBRC 15918; NCIMB 13456
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB364595
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lipski A, Altendorf K. Actinomadura nitritigenes sp. nov., isolated from experimental biofilters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:717-723. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 5 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:
Lipski A, Altendorf K. Actinomadura nitritigenes sp. nov., isolated from experimental biofilters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:717-723. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 772734
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