Species Actinomycetospora chlora

Name: Actinomycetospora chlora Tamura et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chlo’ra. N.L. fem. adj. chlora, greenish-yellow, referring to the greenish-yellow to pale green colour on yeast extract-starch medium; from Gr. masc. adj. chlôros

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-my-ke-TO-spo-ra K^HLO-ra, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45770; JCM 17979; KACC 14252; NBRC 105900; TT07I-57

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB514519 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Hamada M, Otoguro M, Yamamura H, Hayakawa M, Suzuki K. Description of Actinomycetospora chibensis sp. nov., Actinomycetospora chlora sp. nov., Actinomycetospora cinnamomea sp. nov., Actinomycetospora corticicola sp. nov., Actinomycetospora lutea sp. nov., Actinomycetospora straminea sp. nov. and Actinomycetospora succinea sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Actinomycetospora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1275-1280. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2027-2028.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actinomycetospora Jiang et al. 2008

Assigned by: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Hamada M, Otoguro M, Yamamura H, Hayakawa M, Suzuki K. Description of Actinomycetospora chibensis sp. nov., Actinomycetospora chlora sp. nov., Actinomycetospora cinnamomea sp. nov., Actinomycetospora corticicola sp. nov., Actinomycetospora lutea sp. nov., Actinomycetospora straminea sp. nov. and Actinomycetospora succinea sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Actinomycetospora. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1275-1280. 🇯🇵

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