Species Actinomadura rubrobrunea

Name: Actinomadura rubrobrunea (ex Krassilnikov et al. 1968) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ru.bro.bru’ne.a. L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; N.L. adj. bruneus -a -um, brown; N.L. fem. adj. rubrobrunea, reddish brown

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra ru-bro-BRU-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49883; CIP 105486; DSM 43750; IFO 15275; IMET 9705; INMI 2991; JCM 7345; KCTC 9493; NBRC 15275; VKM Ac-1470

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU637008 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic revision of the actinomycete genera Actinomadura and Microtetraspora. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:148-160. 🇩🇪

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Actinomadura viridilutea (Agre and Guzeva 1975) Zhang et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Actinomadura viridilutea (Agre and Guzeva 1975) Zhang et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Excellospora rubrobrunea" (Krassilnikov et al. 1968) Agre and Guzeva 1975	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Excellospora viridilutea Agre and Guzeva 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Micropolyspora rubrobrunea" Krassilnikov et al. 1968	homotypic synonym, not validly published

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.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Actinomadura viridilutea (Agre and Guzeva 1975) Zhang et al. 2001. 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. 🇩🇪
- ⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Excellospora viridilutea Agre and Guzeva 1975 (Approved Lists 1980). 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. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
- ❗ Actinomadura rubrobrunea is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Actinomadura.
- 😷 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-11-18.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym "Excellospora rubrobrunea"; "Excellospora viridinigra" is a synonym, Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13:157 (1990). Publication: Agre NS, Guzeva LN. [New genus of actinomycetes: Excellospora gen. nov]. Mikrobiologiia 1975; 44:518-523.

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

Assigned by: Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic revision of the actinomycete genera Actinomadura and Microtetraspora. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:148-160. 🇩🇪

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Species Actinomadura rubrobrunea