Name: Catenulispora rubra Tamura et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-te-nu-LI-spo-ra RU-bra, feminine

Type strain: Aac-30; DSM 44948; JCM 16000; NBRC 101179

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB180773 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Sakane T, Suzuki K. Catenulispora rubra sp. nov., an acidophilic actinomycete isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2272-2274. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Świecimska et al. 2021 Swiecimska M, Golinska P, Wypij M, Goodfellow M. Genomic-based classification of Catenulispora pinisilvae sp. nov., novel actinobacteria isolated from a pine forest soil in Poland and emended description of Catenulispora rubra. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126164. 🇵🇱 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 34. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4816.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Catenulispora Busti et al. 2006

Assigned by: Tamura T, Ishida Y, Sakane T, Suzuki K. Catenulispora rubra sp. nov., an acidophilic actinomycete isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2272-2274. 🇯🇵

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