Name: Lechevalieria fradiae Zhang et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fra’di.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. fradiae, of Fradia, a patronymic

Pronunciation, gender: FRA-di-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.3506; DSM 45099; JCM 14205; Z6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY114175 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang J, Xie Q, Liu Z, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria fradiae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:832-836.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea fradiae (Zhang et al. 2007) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea fradiae (Zhang et al. 2007) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lechevalieria fradiae 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). 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: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Zhang J, Xie Q, Liu Z, Goodfellow M. Lechevalieria fradiae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:832-836.

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