Name: Lentzea violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Labeda et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Saccharothrix violacea Lee et al. 2000

Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-colored, violet

Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44796; IMSNU 50388; JCM 10975; LM 036

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ242633 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 albidocapillata subsp. violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharothrix violacea Lee et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lentzea albidocapillata subsp. violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Lentzea violacea 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 Lentzea.
  • 😷 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 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.
  • 🧍 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.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Lentzea violacea (Lee et al. 2000) Labeda et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Lentzea Yassin et al. 1995

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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