Name: Catenuloplanes niger Tamura et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni’ger. L. masc. adj. niger, black, referring to the production of a black soluble pigment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-te-nu-LO-pla-nes NI-ger, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 31638; DSM 44711; IFO 14177; JCM 9533; N406-14; NBRC 14177; VKM Ac-1964

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16S rRNA gene: AB523881 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Yokota A, Huang LH, Hasegawa T, Hatano K. Five new species of the genus Catenuloplanes: Catenuloplanes niger sp. nov., Catenuloplanes indicus sp. nov., Catenuloplanes atrovinosus sp. nov., Catenuloplanes castaneus sp. nov., and Catenuloplanes nepalensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:858-860. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
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Parent taxon: Catenuloplanes Yokota et al. 1993

Assigned by: Tamura T, Yokota A, Huang LH, Hasegawa T, Hatano K. Five new species of the genus Catenuloplanes: Catenuloplanes niger sp. nov., Catenuloplanes indicus sp. nov., Catenuloplanes atrovinosus sp. nov., Catenuloplanes castaneus sp. nov., and Catenuloplanes nepalensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:858-860. 🇯🇵

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