Species Micromonospora brunnea

Name: Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: brun’ne.a. N.L. fem. adj. brunnea, brown

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-mo-NO-spo-ra BRUN-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27334; DSM 43814; IFO 14069; JCM 10141; NBRC 14069

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16S rRNA gene: X92605 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sveshnikova MA, Maksimova TS, Kudrina ES. The species belonging to the genus Micromonospora Ørskov, 1923 and their taxonomy. Mikrobiologiya 1969; 38:754-763.

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: Micromonospora purpureochromogenes corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Actinomyces purpeochromogenus" Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Actinomyces purpureochromogenes" corrig. Waksman and Curtis 1916	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Micromonospora purpureochromogenes corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Szabo and Fernandez (1984), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces purpeochromogenus" Waksman and Curtis 1916. Publication: Szabó Z, Fernandez C. Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova, Maksimova, and Kudrina 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:463-464.
- ⏲ According to Szabo and Fernandez (1984), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Micromonospora purpureochromogenes corrig. (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Szabó Z, Fernandez C. Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova, Maksimova, and Kudrina 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:463-464.
- ⏲ According to Szabo and Fernandez (1984), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Actinomyces purpureochromogenes" corrig. Waksman and Curtis 1916. Publication: Szabó Z, Fernandez C. Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova, Maksimova, and Kudrina 1969 is a junior subjective synonym of Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) Luedemann 1971. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:463-464.
- ❗ Micromonospora brunnea 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 Micromonospora.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03357 (N = 18).
- 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sveshnikova MA, Maksimova TS, Kudrina ES. The species belonging to the genus Micromonospora Ørskov, 1923 and their taxonomy. Mikrobiologiya 1969; 38:754-763.

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Species Micromonospora brunnea