Species Actinomadura spadix

Name: Actinomadura spadix Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spa’dix. L. fem. adj. spadix, chestnut-brown

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-ma-DU-ra SPA-dix, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27298; BCRC 13386; CBS 261.72; CCRC 13386; CIP 105479; DSM 43459; IFO 14099; IMET 9752; JCM 3146; KCTC 9252; NBRC 14099; NCIB 11118; NCIMB 11118; NRRL B-16128

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16S rRNA gene: AF163120 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. XI. Some new species of the genus Actinomadura Lechevalier et al. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:904-912.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Actinoallomurus spadix (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Tamura et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Actinoallomurus spadix (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Tamura et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Actinomadura spadix 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.

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

Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. XI. Some new species of the genus Actinomadura Lechevalier et al. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:904-912.

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Species Actinomadura spadix