Species ***Agromyces* *ramosus***

Name: Agromyces ramosus Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. ramosus, having many branches, much-branched

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-GRO-my-kes ra-MO-sus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25173; CIP 103037; DSM 43045; IFO 13899; JCM 3108; LMG 16680; NBRC 13899; VKM Ac-1198

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77447 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gledhill WE, Casida LE. Predominant Catalase-negative Soil Bacteria. III. Agromyces, gen. n., Microorganisms Intermediary to Actinomyces and Nocardia. Appl Microbiol 1969; 18:340-349.

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

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Agromyces Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gledhill WE, Casida LE. Predominant Catalase-negative Soil Bacteria. III. Agromyces, gen. n., Microorganisms Intermediary to Actinomyces and Nocardia. Appl Microbiol 1969; 18:340-349.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Agromyces Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gledhill WE, Casida LE. Predominant Catalase-negative Soil Bacteria. III. Agromyces, gen. n., Microorganisms Intermediary to Actinomyces and Nocardia. Appl Microbiol 1969; 18:340-349.

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Species Agromyces ramosus

Species ***Agromyces* *ramosus***