Name: Actinotalea ferrariae Li et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ra.ri’a.e. L. gen. fem. n. ferrariae, of an iron mine

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012198; CF5-4; KCTC 29134

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ730135 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Chen F, Dong K, Wang G. Actinotalea ferrariae sp. nov., isolated from an iron mine, and emended description of the genus Actinotalea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3398-3403.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11421 (N = 1).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and may be reclassified as Cellulomonas". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Actinotalea Yi et al. 2007

Assigned by: Li Y, Chen F, Dong K, Wang G. Actinotalea ferrariae sp. nov., isolated from an iron mine, and emended description of the genus Actinotalea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3398-3403.

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Record number: 791064