Name: Actinopolyspora iraqiensis Ruan et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ra.qi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. iraqiensis, of or belonging to Iraq, the source of the soil sample from which the organism was isolated [probably better: iraqensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … i-ra-qi-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCIM 4.1193; DSM 44640; IQ-H1; JCM 9891; NBRC 103187

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF372522 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruan JS, Al-Tai AM, Zhou ZH, Qu LH. Actinopolyspora iraqiensis sp. nov., a new halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:759-763.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Saccharomonospora iraqiensis (Ruan et al. 1994) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharomonospora iraqiensis (Ruan et al. 1994) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Actinopolyspora iraqiensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Actinopolyspora.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Actinopolyspora Gochnauer et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ruan JS, Al-Tai AM, Zhou ZH, Qu LH. Actinopolyspora iraqiensis sp. nov., a new halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:759-763.

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