Name: Cryptosporangium minutisporangium (Ruan et al. 1986) Tamura and Hatano 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinoplanes minutisporangius Ruan et al. 1986

Etymology: mi.nu.ti.spo.ran.gi.um. L. masc. perf. part. minutus, little, small, minute; N.L. neut. n. sporangium, sporangium; from Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed (and in biology a spore); from Gr. neut. n. angeîon, vessel (Latin transliteration angium); N.L. neut. n. minutisporangium, the small sporangium (nominative in apposition)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: A-60; ATCC 49415; DSM 44714; IFO 15962; IMRU LL-A-60; JCM 9458; KCTC 9642; LL-A-60; NBRC 15962

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16S rRNA gene: AB037007 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Hatano K. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Actinoplanes and transfer of Actinoplanes minutisporangius Ruan et al. 1986 and 'Actinoplanes aurantiacus' to Cryptosporangium minutisporangium comb. nov. and Cryptosporangium aurantiacum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2119-2125.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actinoplanes minutisporangius Ruan et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Cryptosporangium Tamura et al. 1998

Assigned by: Tamura T, Hatano K. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Actinoplanes and transfer of Actinoplanes minutisporangius Ruan et al. 1986 and 'Actinoplanes aurantiacus' to Cryptosporangium minutisporangium comb. nov. and Cryptosporangium aurantiacum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2119-2125.

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Record number: 775306