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Species Amycolatopsis taiwanensis
Name: Amycolatopsis taiwanensis Tseng et al. 2006
Etymology: tai.wan.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, of or belonging to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated
Type strain: 0345M-7; BCRC 16802; DSM 45107; JCM 14925; KCTC 19116; NBRC 102103
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ160215
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Tseng M, Yang SF, Li WJ, Jiang CL. Amycolatopsis taiwanensis sp. nov., from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1811-1815. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02489 (N = 28).
- 😷 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 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 other species in the genus.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
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.
Parent taxon: Amycolatopsis Lechevalier et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Tseng M, Yang SF, Li WJ, Jiang CL. Amycolatopsis taiwanensis sp. nov., from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1811-1815.
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Record number: 785294
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