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Species Amycolatopsis fastidiosa

Name: Amycolatopsis fastidiosa (ex Celmer et al. 1977) Henssen et al. 1987

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: fas.ti.di.o’sa. L. fem. adj. fastidiosa, disdainful, fastidious

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-my-ko-lat-OP-sis fas-ti-di-O-sa, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31181; DSM 43855; IFO 14105; JCM 3276; NBRC 14105; NRRL B-16697; VKM Ac-1419

16S rRNA gene: AJ400710 Analysetree FASTA download

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Actinokineospora fastidiosa (Henssen et al. 1987 ex Celmer et al. 1977) Labeda et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Amycolatopsis fastidiosa 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 Amycolatopsis.
    • 😷 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 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 7 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 other species in 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: 773204