Name: Kitasatosporia azatica (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Streptomyces azaticus Nakagaito et al. 1993

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ZA-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29755; DSM 41650; IFO 13803; JCM 8798; NBRC 13803

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB184494 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. 🇸🇬

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Kitasatospora azatica corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Kitasatospora azatica corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptomyces azaticus Nakagaito et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Kitasatosporia 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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