Name: Catenulispora acidiphila Busti et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di’phi.la. L. neut. adj. acidum, acid; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. acidiphila, acid-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44928; ID139908; JCM 14897; NBRC 102108; NRRL B-24433

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ865857 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Busti E, Cavaletti L, Monciardini P, Schumann P, Rohde M, Sosio M, Donadio S. Catenulispora acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, mycelium-forming actinomycete, and proposal of Catenulisporaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1741-1746.

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

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 Catenulispora Busti et al. 2006. Publication: Busti E, Cavaletti L, Monciardini P, Schumann P, Rohde M, Sosio M, Donadio S. Catenulispora acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, mycelium-forming actinomycete, and proposal of Catenulisporaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1741-1746.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Copeland A, Lapidus A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Chen F, Tice H, Cheng JF, Bruce D, Goodwin L, et al. Complete genome sequence of Catenulispora acidiphila type strain (ID 139908). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:119-125.

Parent taxon: Catenulispora Busti et al. 2006

Assigned by: Busti E, Cavaletti L, Monciardini P, Schumann P, Rohde M, Sosio M, Donadio S. Catenulispora acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, mycelium-forming actinomycete, and proposal of Catenulisporaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1741-1746.

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