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Species Micromonospora purpureochromogenes

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

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Actinomyces purpeochromogenus" Waksman and Curtis 1916

Etymology: pur.pu.re.o.chro.mo’ge.nes. L. masc. adj. purpureus, purple colored; Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. purpureochromogenes, producing purple color, relating to the color of the diffusible pigment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-mo-NO-spo-ra pur-pu-re-o-khro-MO-ge-nes, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27007; DSM 43821; IFO 13324; JCM 3156; NBRC 13324; NRRL B-16094; NRRL B-2101; VKM Ac-937

16S rRNA gene: X92611 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Luedemann GM. Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) comb. nov. (subjective synonym: Micromonospora fusca Jensen 1932). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:240-247.

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

  • Emendations:
    • Carro et al. 2018 Carro L, Nouioui I, Sangal V, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Trujillo ME, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Sahin N, Smith DL, Kim KE, Peluso P, et al. Genome-based classification of micromonosporae with a focus on their biotechnological and ecological potential. Sci Rep 2018; 8:525. 🇪🇸
      Notes:
      • 🧍 As of 2019-04-01 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Szabo and Fernandez (1984), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Micromonospora brunnea Sveshnikova et al. 1969 (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.
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03612 (N = 29).
    • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 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: Micromonospora Ørskov 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Luedemann GM. Micromonospora purpureochromogenes (Waksman and Curtis 1916) comb. nov. (subjective synonym: Micromonospora fusca Jensen 1932). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:240-247.

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Record number: 778207