Name: Carbonactinospora thermoautotrophica (Gadkari et al. 1991) Volpiano et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus Gadkari et al. 1991

Etymology: ther.mo.au.to.tro’phi.ca. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. pron. autos, self; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. fem. adj. thermoautotrophica, heat-loving self-nourishing, referring to the ability to grow chemolithotrophically at high temperature [probably better: thermautotrophica]

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-a͡u-to-TRO-p^hi-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 100163; DSM 41605; KCTC 49540; LMG 19855; NBRC 101056; UBT1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JYIK01000998 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Volpiano CG, Sant'Anna FH, da Mota FF, Sangal V, Sutcliffe I, Munusamy M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS, Passaglia LMP, Rosado AS. Proposal of Carbonactinosporaceae fam. nov. within the class Actinomycetia. Reclassification of Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus as Carbonactinospora thermoautotrophica gen. nov., comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126223. 🇸🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus Gadkari et al. 1991

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus Gadkari et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Carbonactinospora Volpiano et al. 2021. Publication: Volpiano CG, Sant'Anna FH, da Mota FF, Sangal V, Sutcliffe I, Munusamy M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS, Passaglia LMP, Rosado AS. Proposal of Carbonactinosporaceae fam. nov. within the class Actinomycetia. Reclassification of Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus as Carbonactinospora thermoautotrophica gen. nov., comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126223. 🇸🇦
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Carbonactinospora thermoautotrophica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Carbonactinospora.
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Carbonactinospora Volpiano et al. 2021

Assigned by: Volpiano CG, Sant'Anna FH, da Mota FF, Sangal V, Sutcliffe I, Munusamy M, Saravanan VS, See-Too WS, Passaglia LMP, Rosado AS. Proposal of Carbonactinosporaceae fam. nov. within the class Actinomycetia. Reclassification of Streptomyces thermoautotrophicus as Carbonactinospora thermoautotrophica gen. nov., comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126223. 🇸🇦

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Record number: 20175