Name: Actinopolymorpha pittospori Kaewkla and Franco 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pit.to.spo’ri. N.L. gen. neut. n. pittospori, of Pittosporum, named after the genus of the host plant Pittosporum phylliraeoides, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ACM 5288; DSM 45354; NRRL B-24810; PIP 143

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16S rRNA gene: FJ805429 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kaewkla O, Franco CM. Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2616-2620.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Actinopolymorpha Wang et al. 2001

Assigned by: Kaewkla O, Franco CM. Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2616-2620.

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Record number: 789528