Species Amycolata alni

Name: Amycolata alni Evtushenko et al. 1989

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al’ni. L. gen. fem. n. alni, of alder, referring to the isolation of the type strain and some other strains from alder associations

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-my-ko-LA-ta AL-ni, feminine

Type strain: 3LS; DSM 44104; IFO 14991; JCM 9103; NBRC 14991; VKM Ac-901

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Valid publication: Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Dobritsa SV, Taptykova SD. A new species of actinomycete, Amycolata alni. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:72-77. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudonocardia alni (Evtushenko et al. 1989) Warwick et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudonocardia alni (Evtushenko et al. 1989) Warwick et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudonocardia antarctica Prabahar et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Butdee et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudonocardia antarctica Prabahar et al. 2004. Publication: Butdee W, Saimee Y, Suriyachadkun C, Duangmal K. Pseudonocardia spirodelae sp. nov., isolated from duckweed and formal proposal to reclassify Pseudonocardia antarctica as a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudonocardia alni and reclassify Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans as Pseudonocardia alni subsp. carboxydivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6608. 🇹🇭
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.
  • ❗ Amycolata alni 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 Amycolata.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Amycolata Lechevalier et al. 1986

Assigned by: Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Dobritsa SV, Taptykova SD. A new species of actinomycete, Amycolata alni. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:72-77. 🇷🇺

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