Name: Beutenbergia cavernae Groth et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ver’nae. L. masc. n. cavus, cave; L. gen. fem. n. cavernae, of a cave, referring to the habitat of the organism

Pronunciation, gender: ka-WER-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-8; CCUG 43141; CIP 106362; DSM 12333; HKI 122; IFO 16432; JCM 11478; NBRC 16432

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16S rRNA gene: Y18378 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Kramer I, Stackebrandt E. Beutenbergia cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., an L-lysine-containing actinomycete isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1733-1740.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • 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.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Beutenbergia Groth et al. 1999. Publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Kramer I, Stackebrandt E. Beutenbergia cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., an L-lysine-containing actinomycete isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1733-1740.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Land M, Pukall R, Abt B, Goker M, Rohde M, Glavina Del Rio T, Tice H, Copeland A, Cheng JF, Lucas S, et al. Complete genome sequence of Beutenbergia cavernae type strain (HKI 0122). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:21-28.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet caverna/-ae is a Latin word not a neo-Latin word as cited in the paper by Groth et al. 1999. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Beutenbergia Groth et al. 1999

Assigned by: Groth I, Schumann P, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Kramer I, Stackebrandt E. Beutenbergia cavernae gen. nov., sp. nov., an L-lysine-containing actinomycete isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1733-1740.

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