Name: Actinosynnema mirum Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.rum. L. neut. adj. mirum, marvellous, wonderful

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29888; DSM 43827; IFO 14064; IMRU 3971; JCM 3225; NBRC 14064; NRRL B-12336; VKM Ac-843

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF328679 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hasegawa T, Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier HA. A new genus of Actinomycetales: Actinosynnema gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:304-310.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Actinosynnema Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hasegawa T, Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier HA. A new genus of Actinomycetales: Actinosynnema gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:304-310.
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Land M, Lapidus A, Mayilraj S, Chen F, Copeland A, Del Rio TG, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Actinosynnema mirum type strain (101). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:46-53.

Parent taxon: Actinosynnema Hasegawa et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hasegawa T, Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier HA. A new genus of Actinomycetales: Actinosynnema gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:304-310.

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