Name: Dietzia lutea Li et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu’te.a. L. fem. adj. lutea, orange-yellow coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … LU-te-a, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 207008; DSM 45074; KCTC 19232; YIM 80766

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU821598 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li J, Chen C, Zhao GZ, Klenk HP, Pukall R, Zhang YQ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Description of Dietzia lutea sp. nov., isolated from a desert soil in Egypt. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:118-123. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 137. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Dietzia Rainey et al. 1995

Assigned by: Li J, Chen C, Zhao GZ, Klenk HP, Pukall R, Zhang YQ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Description of Dietzia lutea sp. nov., isolated from a desert soil in Egypt. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:118-123. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788902