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Species Amycolatopsis lexingtonensis
Name: Amycolatopsis lexingtonensis Labeda et al. 2003
Etymology: le.xing.to.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. lexingtonensis, from Lexington, named after the place of origin, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Pronunciation, gender: le-ksin͡g-to-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 44653; JCM 12672; LDDC 12275-99; NRRL B-24131
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY183358
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Labeda DP, Donahue JM, Williams NM, Sells SF, Henton MM. Amycolatopsis kentuckyensis sp. nov., Amycolatopsis lexingtonensis sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis pretoriensis sp. nov., isolated from equine placentas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1601-1605. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 = 2, note = "t". — 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis Lechevalier et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Labeda DP, Donahue JM, Williams NM, Sells SF, Henton MM. Amycolatopsis kentuckyensis sp. nov., Amycolatopsis lexingtonensis sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis pretoriensis sp. nov., isolated from equine placentas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1601-1605. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 773211
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