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Species Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis
Name: Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis Souza et al. 2015
Etymology: rhab.do.for’mis. Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, rod shape; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. rhabdoformis, referring to rod-shaped elements produced by fragmentation of the mycelium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … rhab-do-FOR-mis, feminine
Type strain: CBMAI 1694; CMAA 1285; NCIMB 14900; SB026
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF779477
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Souza WR, Silva RE, Goodfellow M, Busarakam K, Figueiro FS, Ferreira D, Rodrigues-Filho E, Moraes LA, Zucchi TD. Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a tropical forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1786-1793. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2784-2785.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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:
Souza WR, Silva RE, Goodfellow M, Busarakam K, Figueiro FS, Ferreira D, Rodrigues-Filho E, Moraes LA, Zucchi TD. Amycolatopsis rhabdoformis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a tropical forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1786-1793. 🇧🇷
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Record number: 792893
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