Name: Longispora albida Matsumoto et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.bi’da. L. fem. adj. albida, somewhat white

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44784; JCM 11711; K97-0003; NBRC 100759; NRRL B-24201

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB089241 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Matsumoto A, Takahashi Y, Shinose M, Seino A, Iwai Y, Omura S. Longispora albida gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel genus of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1553-1559.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Piao et al. 2017 Piao C, Jin L, Zhao J, Liu C, Zhao Y, Wang X, Xiang W. Longispora urticae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L., and emended descriptions of the species Longisporaalbida and Longisporafulva. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4228-4234. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Longispora Matsumoto et al. 2003. Publication: Matsumoto A, Takahashi Y, Shinose M, Seino A, Iwai Y, Omura S. Longispora albida gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel genus of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1553-1559.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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.

Parent taxon: Longispora Matsumoto et al. 2003

Assigned by: Matsumoto A, Takahashi Y, Shinose M, Seino A, Iwai Y, Omura S. Longispora albida gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel genus of the family Micromonosporaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1553-1559.

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