Name: Intrasporangium chromatireducens Liu et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chro.ma.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. chromas (gen. chromatis), chromate; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back, and, in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. neut. part. adj. chromatireducens, reducing chromate

Pronunciation, gender: k^hro-ma-ti-re-DU-kens, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AA 2010019; CGMCC 1.10750; DSM 25801; KCTC 19811; NRRL B-59521; Q5-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ487951 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu H, Wang H, Wang G. Intrasporangium chromatireducens sp. nov., a chromate-reducing actinobacterium isolated from manganese mining soil, and emended description of the genus Intrasporangium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:403-408.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
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  • 😷 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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: Intrasporangium Kalakoutskii et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu H, Wang H, Wang G. Intrasporangium chromatireducens sp. nov., a chromate-reducing actinobacterium isolated from manganese mining soil, and emended description of the genus Intrasporangium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:403-408.

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