Name: Microbispora echinospora Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.chi.no’spo.ra. L. masc. n. echinus, sea urchin; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and, in biology, a spore; N.L. fem. adj. echinospora, spiny spore

Pronunciation, gender: e-k^hi-NO-spo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27300; BCRC 12547; CCRC 12547; DSM 43163; HUT 6548; IFO 14042; JCM 3148; KCTC 9313; NBRC 14042

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16S rRNA gene: AJ420135 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of the actinomycetes in soil. IX. New species of the genus Microbispora and Microtetraspora and their isolation methods. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:887-894.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Thermomonospora echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermomonospora echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Actinomadura echinospora" (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Miyadoh et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Actinomadura echinospora (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Microbispora echinospora 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 Microbispora.
  • 😷 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 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 1 time 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.

Parent taxon: Microbispora Nonomura and Ohara 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of the actinomycetes in soil. IX. New species of the genus Microbispora and Microtetraspora and their isolation methods. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1971; 49:887-894.

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Record number: 778080