Species ***Actinomadura* *rifamycini***

Name: Actinomadura rifamycini (Gauze et al. 1987) Promnuan et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura cremea subsp. rifamycini Gauze et al. 1987

Etymology: ri.fa.my’ci.ni. N.L. neut. n. rifamycinum, rifamycin; N.L. gen. neut. n. rifamycini, of rifamycin, intended to mean a rifamycin-producing bacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra ri-fa-MY-ki-ni, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33264; DSM 43936; IFO 14183; INA 1349; JCM 3309; KCTC 9248; NBRC 14183; NCIB 12768; NCIMB 12768; NRRL B-16122; VKM Ac-1085

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB557595 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Promnuan Y, Kudo T, Ohkuma M, Chantawannakul P. Actinomadura apis sp. nov., isolated from a honey bee (Apis mellifera) hive, and the reclassification of Actinomadura cremea subsp. rifamycini Gauze et al. 1987 as Actinomadura rifamycini (Gauze et al. 1987) sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2271-2277. 🇹🇭

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Actinomadura cremea subsp. rifamycini Gauze et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02536 (N = 3).
- 😷 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 3 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Actinomadura Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Promnuan Y, Kudo T, Ohkuma M, Chantawannakul P. Actinomadura apis sp. nov., isolated from a honey bee (Apis mellifera) hive, and the reclassification of Actinomadura cremea subsp. rifamycini Gauze et al. 1987 as Actinomadura rifamycini (Gauze et al. 1987) sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2271-2277. 🇹🇭

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Species ***Actinomadura* *rifamycini***