Species Actinomycetospora atypica

Name: Actinomycetospora atypica Zhang et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ty’pi.ca. N.L. fem. adj. atypica, not typical, referring to the presence of sporangia, a feature first reported for the type strain of this species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-my-ke-TO-spo-ra a-TY-pi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.7093; DSM 45873; JCM 30775; NEAU st4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC412867 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhang Y, Liu C, Zhang J, Shen Y, Li C, He H, Wang X, Xiang W. Actinomycetospora atypica sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete and emended description of the genus Actinomycetospora. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:891-897. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actinomycetospora Jiang et al. 2008

Assigned by: Zhang Y, Liu C, Zhang J, Shen Y, Li C, He H, Wang X, Xiang W. Actinomycetospora atypica sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete and emended description of the genus Actinomycetospora. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:891-897. 🇨🇳

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