Species Actinotalea bogoriensis

Name: Actinotalea bogoriensis (Jones et al. 2005) Semenova et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Cellulomonas bogoriensis Jones et al. 2005

Etymology: bo.go.ri.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. bogoriensis, pertaining to Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-no-TA-le-a bo-go-ri-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 69B4; CIP 108683; DSM 16987; JCM 30720

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ863164 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Semenova EM, Grouzdev DS, Sokolova DS, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Potekhina NV, Shishina PN, Bolshakova MA, Avtukh AN, Ianutsevich EA, et al. Physiological and Genomic Characterization of Actinotalea subterranea sp. nov. from Oil-Degrading Methanogenic Enrichment and Reclassification of the Family Actinotaleaceae. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cellulomonas bogoriensis Jones et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 16.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-08-13.
  • 🙆 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: Actinotalea Yi et al. 2007

Assigned by: Semenova EM, Grouzdev DS, Sokolova DS, Tourova TP, Poltaraus AB, Potekhina NV, Shishina PN, Bolshakova MA, Avtukh AN, Ianutsevich EA, et al. Physiological and Genomic Characterization of Actinotalea subterranea sp. nov. from Oil-Degrading Methanogenic Enrichment and Reclassification of the Family Actinotaleaceae. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇷🇺

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