Name: Catellatospora methionotrophica (Asano and Kawamoto 1988) Ara and Kudo 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988

Etymology: me.thi.o.no.tro’phi.ca. N.L. fem. adj. methionotrophica, methionine auxotroph

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-tel-la-TO-spo-ra me-t^hi-o-no-TRO-p^hi-ka, feminine

Type strain: 6257-B; ATCC 49965; CIP 107012; DSM 44098; IFO 14553; JCM 7543; NBRC 14553; NRRL B-16431; VKM Ac-2008

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16S rRNA gene: AF152107 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ara I, Kudo T. Three novel species of the genus Catellatospora, Catellatospora chokoriensis sp. nov., Catellatospora coxensis sp. nov. and Catellatospora bangladeshensis sp. nov., and transfer of Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988 to Catellatospora methionotrophica sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:393-400. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Catellatospora methionotrophica 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 Catellatospora.
  • 😷 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 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.

Parent taxon: Catellatospora Asano and Kawamoto 1986

Assigned by: Ara I, Kudo T. Three novel species of the genus Catellatospora, Catellatospora chokoriensis sp. nov., Catellatospora coxensis sp. nov. and Catellatospora bangladeshensis sp. nov., and transfer of Catellatospora citrea subsp. methionotrophica Asano and Kawamoto 1988 to Catellatospora methionotrophica sp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:393-400. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 774504