Name: Dietzia schimae Li et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: schi’ma.e. N.L. gen. fem. n. schimae, of the plant genus Schima, isolated from a stem sample of Schima sp

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 207015; DSM 45139; JCM 16003; YIM 65001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU375845 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li J, Zhao GZ, Zhang YQ, Klenk HP, Pukall R, Qin S, Xu LH, Li WJ. Dietzia schimae sp. nov. and Dietzia cercidiphylli sp. nov., from surface-sterilized plant tissues. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2549-2554.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Dietzia kunjamensis subsp. schimae (Li et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Dietzia kunjamensis subsp. schimae (Li et al. 2008) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Dietzia schimae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Dietzia.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Dietzia Rainey et al. 1995

Assigned by: Li J, Zhao GZ, Zhang YQ, Klenk HP, Pukall R, Qin S, Xu LH, Li WJ. Dietzia schimae sp. nov. and Dietzia cercidiphylli sp. nov., from surface-sterilized plant tissues. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2549-2554.

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Record number: 787592