Name: Microbispora rosea Nonomura and Ohara 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.a. L. fem. adj. rosea, rose colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RO-se-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 12950; DSM 43839; IFO 14044; JCM 3006; NBRC 14044; NRRL B-2632; VKM Ac-634

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16S rRNA gene: D86936 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of Actinomycetes in the soil. II. Microbispora, a new genus of the Streptomycetaceae. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1957; 35:307-311.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microbispora indica Rao et al. 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora diastatica Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora amethystogenes Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora parva Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora karnatakensis Rao et al. 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora chromogenes Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Miyadoh et al. 1990 Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 6 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.
    • 🧍 As of 2020-06-26 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
  • Bouras and Machado 2024 Bouras N, Machado RAR. Whole genome-based reclassification of several species of the genus Microbispora. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0307299. 🇨🇭 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Microbispora Nonomura and Ohara 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of Actinomycetes in the soil. II. Microbispora, a new genus of the Streptomycetaceae. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1957; 35:307-311.
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora amethystogenes Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora chromogenes Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora diastatica Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora indica Rao et al. 1987. Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora karnatakensis Rao et al. 1987. Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Microbispora parva Nonomura and Ohara 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Miyadoh S, Amano S, Tohyama H, Shomura T. A taxonomic review of the genus Microbispora and a proposal to transfer two species to the genus Actinomadura and to combine ten species into Microbispora rosea. J Gen Microbiol 1990; 136:1905-1913. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 22 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Microbispora rosea subsp. aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Miyadoh et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Microbispora rosea subsp. rosea (Nonomura and Ohara 1957) Miyadoh et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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

Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of Actinomycetes in the soil. II. Microbispora, a new genus of the Streptomycetaceae. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1957; 35:307-311.

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