Name: Crossiella cryophila corrig. (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989

Etymology: cry.o’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kry-O-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51143; DSM 44230; IFO 14475; JCM 9111; NBRC 14475; NCIMB 13187; NRRL B-16238; VKM Ac-1965; Y. Okami TS-1980

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16S rRNA gene: AF114806 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP. Crossiella gen. nov., a new genus related to Streptoalloteichus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1575-1579. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharothrix cryophila corrig. Labeda and Lechevalier 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Saccharothrix cryophilis Labeda and Lechevalier 1989	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Crossiella Labeda 2001. Publication: Labeda DP. Crossiella gen. nov., a new genus related to Streptoalloteichus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1575-1579. 🇺🇸
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Crossiella Labeda 2001

Assigned by: Labeda DP. Crossiella gen. nov., a new genus related to Streptoalloteichus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1575-1579. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 775278