Name: Lechevalieria atacamensis Okoro et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ta.ca.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. atacamensis, of or pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: a-ta-ka-MEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: C61; CGMCC 4.5536; DSM 45479; JCM 17492; NRRL B-24706

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU551684 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Okoro CK, Bull AT, Mutreja A, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:296-300.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea atacamensis (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea atacamensis (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lentzea deserti (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lechevalieria deserti Okoro et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Teo et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lentzea deserti (Okoro et al. 2010) Nouioui et al. 2018. Publication: Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075.
  • ⏰ According to Teo et al. (2021), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lechevalieria deserti Okoro et al. 2010. Publication: Teo WFA, Tan GYA, Li WJ. Taxonomic note on the family Pseudonocardiaceae based on phylogenomic analysis and descriptions of Allosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. and Halosaccharopolyspora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5075.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5165.
  • ❗ Lechevalieria atacamensis 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Okoro CK, Bull AT, Mutreja A, Rong X, Huang Y, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria atacamensis sp. nov., Lechevalieria deserti sp. nov. and Lechevalieria roselyniae sp. nov., isolated from hyperarid soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:296-300.

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