Name: Kitasatospora paracochleata corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces paracochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993

Etymology: pa.ra.co.chle.a’ta. Gr. prep. para, beside, near, alongside of, resembling; L. fem. adj. cochleata, a specific epithet; N.L. fem. adj. paracochleata, similar to Kitasatospora cochleata

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ki-ta-sa-TO-spo-ra pa-ra-ko-k^hle-A-ta, feminine

Type strain: 14769; ATCC 51236; DSM 41656; IFO 14769; JCM 8800; M-13; NBRC 14769

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB022873 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptomyces paracochleatus Nakagaito et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Kitasatosporia paracochleata (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:1053; Kitasatosporia paracochleata (sic). Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054. 🇸🇬
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Kitasatosporia (sic) has been corrected by Zhang et al. 1997. Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054. 🇸🇬

Parent taxon: Kitasatospora corrig. Ōmura et al. 1983

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. A proposal to revive the genus Kitasatospora (Omura, Takahashi, Iwai, and Tanaka 1982). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1048-1054. 🇸🇬

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