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Species Amycolatopsis mediterranei
Name: Amycolatopsis mediterranei (Margalith and Beretta 1960) Lechevalier et al. 1986
Basonym: "Streptomyces mediterranei" Margalith and Beretta 1960
Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. mediterranei, of the interior of the land, from the Mediterranean area
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-di-ter-RA-ne-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 13685; CCUG 43144; CIP 107074; DSM 43304; IFO 13415; ISP 5501; JCM 4789; NBRC 13415; NRRL B-3240; VKM Ac-798
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ293754
Analyse
FASTA
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. 
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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 Nocardia mediterranea (Margalith and Beretta 1960) Thiemann et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Nocardia mediterranei corrig. (Margalith and Beretta 1960) Thiemann et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Streptomyces mediterranei" Margalith and Beretta 1960 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05407 (N = 31).
- 😷 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 138 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.
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🧍 Amycolatopsis mediterranei strain DSM 46095 (a rifamycin-producing strain) has been reclassified as Amycolatopsis rifamycinica.
Publication:
Bala S, Khanna R, Dadhwal M, Prabagaran SR, Shivaji S, Cullum J, Lal R. Reclassification of Amycolatopsis mediterranei DSM 46095 as Amycolatopsis rifamycinica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1145-1149. 🇮🇳
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🧍 The authors incorrectly gave several basonyms, violating Rule 34a.
Publication:
Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585. 🇮🇱
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis 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: 773213
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