Species ***Amycolatopsis* *ruanii***

Name: Amycolatopsis ruanii Zucchi et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru.a’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ruanii, of Ruan, named after Jisheng Ruan in recognition of his many contributions to the systematics of actinomycetes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-my-ko-lat-OP-sis ru-A-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: NCIMB 14711; NMG112; NRRL B-24848

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HQ668524 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zucchi TD, Tan GY, Bonda AN, Frank S, Kshetrimayum JD, Goodfellow M. Amycolatopsis granulosa sp. nov., Amycolatopsis ruanii sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis thermalba sp. nov., thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from arid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1245-1251. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Busarakam et al. 2016 Busarakam K, Brown R, Bull AT, Tan GY, Zucchi TD, da Silva LJ, de Souza WR, Goodfellow M. Classification of thermophilic actinobacteria isolated from arid desert soils, including the description of Amycolatopsis deserti sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:319-334. 🇬🇧 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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: Zucchi TD, Tan GY, Bonda AN, Frank S, Kshetrimayum JD, Goodfellow M. Amycolatopsis granulosa sp. nov., Amycolatopsis ruanii sp. nov. and Amycolatopsis thermalba sp. nov., thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from arid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1245-1251. 🇬🇧

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Species Amycolatopsis ruanii

Species ***Amycolatopsis* *ruanii***