Name: Actinomycetospora iriomotensis Yamamura et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ri.o.mo.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. iriomotensis, of or pertainning to Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan, where the organism was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-my-ke-TO-spo-ra i-ri-o-mo-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45811; IR73-Li102; KCTC 19783; NBRC 106365

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB581531 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamamura H, Ashizawa H, Nakagawa Y, Hamada M, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Tamura T, Hayakawa M. Actinomycetospora iriomotensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a lichen sample. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2011; 64:289-292. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KCTC 19782.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In the species description (protologue), the type strain KCTC 19783 is erroneously cited as KCTC 19782. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Parent taxon: Actinomycetospora Jiang et al. 2008

Assigned by: Yamamura H, Ashizawa H, Nakagawa Y, Hamada M, Ishida Y, Otoguro M, Tamura T, Hayakawa M. Actinomycetospora iriomotensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a lichen sample. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2011; 64:289-292. 🇯🇵

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