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Species Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis
Name: Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis Carlsohn et al. 2007
Etymology: saal.fel.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. saalfeldensis, from Saalfeld, named after the place of origin, a town in Thuringia, Germany
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … saal-fel-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 44993; HKI 457; JCM 14909; NRRL B-24474
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ792500
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Carlsohn MR, Groth I, Tan GY, Schutze B, Saluz HP, Munder T, Yang J, Wink J, Goodfellow M. Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a medieval alum slate mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1640-1646. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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. 🇩🇪
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 0.05257 (N = 23).
- 😷 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 2 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.
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🧍 In the protologue of the valid publication, the type strain DSM 44993 is erroneously cited as DSM 44493.
Publication:
. Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 2007; 57:2188.
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis Lechevalier et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Carlsohn MR, Groth I, Tan GY, Schutze B, Saluz HP, Munder T, Yang J, Wink J, Goodfellow M. Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a medieval alum slate mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1640-1646. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 773225
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