Name: Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi Yuan et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce.pha.lo.ta’xi. N.L. gen. fem. n. cephalotaxi, of Cephalotaxus, isolated from Cephalotaxus fortunei from which the rhizosphere soil sample was collected

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ke-p^ha-lo-TA-ksi, feminine

Type strain: 06-2230; CCM 7466; DSM 45117; I06-2230; KCTC 19293

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU438909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yuan LJ, Zhang YQ, Yu LY, Sun CH, Wei YZ, Liu HY, Li WJ, Zhang YQ. Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of the plant Cephalotaxus fortunei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:51-54. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Actinopolymorpha Wang et al. 2001

Assigned by: Yuan LJ, Zhang YQ, Yu LY, Sun CH, Wei YZ, Liu HY, Li WJ, Zhang YQ. Actinopolymorpha cephalotaxi sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from rhizosphere soil of the plant Cephalotaxus fortunei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:51-54. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788302