Name: Microbispora thermodiastatica Nonomura and Ohara 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.di.a.sta’ti.ca. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. fem. adj. diastatica, starch-hydrolyzing; N.L. fem. adj. thermodiastatica, heat-loving, starch hydrolyzing

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-di-a-STA-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27098; IFO 14046; JCM 3110; NBRC 14046

16S rRNA gene: U48986 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. VII. A culture method effective for both preferential isolation and enumeration of Microbispora and Streptosporangium strains in soil. (Part 2). Classification of the isolates. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1969; 47:701-709.

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

Correct name: Microbispora rosea subsp. aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Miyadoh et al. 1991

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microbispora aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Cross 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbispora aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Bouras and Machado 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Microbispora thermorosea Nonomura and Ohara 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Waksmania aerata" Gerber and Lechevalier 1964	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Microbispora rosea subsp. aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Miyadoh et al. 1991	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Miyadoh et al. (1990), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Microbispora aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Cross 1974 (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 a later heterotypic synonym of "Waksmania aerata" Gerber and Lechevalier 1964. 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 a later heterotypic synonym of Microbispora aerata (Gerber and Lechevalier 1964) Bouras and Machado 2025. 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.
  • ❗ Microbispora thermodiastatica 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Nonomura H, Ohara Y. Distribution of actinomycetes in soil. VII. A culture method effective for both preferential isolation and enumeration of Microbispora and Streptosporangium strains in soil. (Part 2). Classification of the isolates. Journal of Fermentation Technology 1969; 47:701-709.

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