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Species Amycolatopsis azurea
Name: Amycolatopsis azurea (Ōmura et al. 1983) Henssen et al. 1987
Basonym: Pseudonocardia azurea Ōmura et al. 1983
Etymology: a.zu’re.a. N.L. fem. adj. azurea, azure blue, referring to the color of aerial mycelium
Type strain: AM-3696; ATCC 51273; DSM 43854; FERM P-4738; IFO 14573; JCM 3275; NBRC 14573; NRRL 11412; VKM Ac-1418
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ400709
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Henssen A, Kothe HW, Kroppenstedt RM. Transfer of Pseudonocardia azurea and "Pseudonocardia fastidiosa" to the genus Amycolatopsis, with emended species description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:292-295. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudonocardia azurea Ōmura et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.20759 (N = 20).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 the genus.
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis Lechevalier et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Henssen A, Kothe HW, Kroppenstedt RM. Transfer of Pseudonocardia azurea and "Pseudonocardia fastidiosa" to the genus Amycolatopsis, with emended species description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:292-295.
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Record number: 773198
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