Name: Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986

Etymology: a.e.ro.co.lo.ni’ge.nes. Gr. suff. -genes, forming; N.L. fem. part. adj. aerocolonigenes, producing aerial colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-k^he-wa-LIE-ri-a a-e-ro-ko-lo-NI-ge-nes, feminine

Type strain: 4614; ATCC 23870; CBS 609.68; CIP 107109; DSM 40034; IFO 13195; IFO 3837; IMET 7515; ISP 5034; JCM 4150; JCM 4614; NBRC 13195; NBRC 3837; NRRL B-3298; NRRL ISP-5034; OEU 701; RIA 1108; Shinobu 701; VKM Ac-1081

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF114804 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP, Hatano K, Kroppenstedt RM, Tamura T. Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1045-1050. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lentzea aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986 ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Nocardia aerocolonigenes" (Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Pridham 1970	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Streptomyces aerocolonigenes" Shinobu and Kawato 1960	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (ex Shinobu and Kawato 1960) Labeda 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001. Publication: Labeda DP, Hatano K, Kroppenstedt RM, Tamura T. Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1045-1050. 🇺🇸
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Lechevalieria aerocolonigenes 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 Lechevalieria.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 18 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The two subspecies Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes subsp. aerocolonigenes and S. aerocolonigenes subsp. staurosporea are not mentioned in reclassification. Publication: Takahashi Y, Shinose M, Seino A, Iwai Y, Ōmura S. Transfer of staurosporine-producing strain Streptomyces staurosporeus AM-2282 to the genus Saccharothrix as Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes (Labeda 1986) subsp. staurosporeus subsp. nov. Actinomycetologica 1995; 9:19-26.

Parent taxon: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Labeda DP, Hatano K, Kroppenstedt RM, Tamura T. Revival of the genus Lentzea and proposal for Lechevalieria gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1045-1050. 🇺🇸

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