Name: Amycolata saturnea (Hirsch 1960) Lechevalier et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Nocardia saturnea Hirsch 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: sa.tur.ne.a. L. masc. n. Saturnus, Saturn, Roman god of seed sowing; N.L. fem. adj. saturnea, pertaining to Saturn, referring to the colonies which have a Saturnian shape

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15809; DSM 43195; IFO 14499; IMRU 1181; JCM 3187; NBRC 14499; NRRL B-16172; VKM Ac-781

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Valid publication: Lechevalier MP, Prauser H, Labeda DP, Ruan JS. Two new genera of nocardioform actinomycetes: Amycolata gen. nov. and Amycolatopsis gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:29-37. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudonocardia saturnea (Hirsch 1960) Warwick et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudonocardia saturnea (Hirsch 1960) Warwick et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nocardia saturnea Hirsch 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Amycolata saturnea 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 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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: Lechevalier MP, Prauser H, Labeda DP, Ruan JS. Two new genera of nocardioform actinomycetes: Amycolata gen. nov. and Amycolatopsis gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:29-37. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 773194