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Species Amycolatopsis coloradensis
Name: Amycolatopsis coloradensis Labeda 1995
Etymology: co.lo.ra.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. coloradensis, of or belonging to Colorado, the source of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated [probably better: coloradonensis]
Pronunciation, gender: … ko-lo-ra-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 53629; DSM 44225; IFO 15804; JCM 9869; MSNU 22096T; NBRC 15804; NRRL 3218; VKM Ac-1732
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ293753
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Labeda DP. Amycolatopsis coloradensis sp. nov., the avoparcin (LL-AV290)-producing strain. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:124-127. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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.
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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 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 6 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis Lechevalier et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Labeda DP. Amycolatopsis coloradensis sp. nov., the avoparcin (LL-AV290)-producing strain. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:124-127. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 773201
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