Name: Micropolyspora brevicatena Lechevalier et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bre.vi.ca.te’na. L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, short; L. fem. n. catena, chain; N.L. fem. n. brevicatena, short chain (of spores)

Pronunciation, gender: bre-wi-ka-TE-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15333; CCUG 46115; CIP 104508; DSM 43024; IFO 12119; IMRU 1086W; JCM 3029; NBRC 12119; NRRL B-2896; VKM Ac-936

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF430040 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lechevalier HA, Solotorovsky M, McDurmont CI. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Micropolyspora gen. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1961; 26:11-18.

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: Nocardia brevicatena (Lechevalier et al. 1961) Goodfellow and Pirouz 1982

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardia brevicatena (Lechevalier et al. 1961) Goodfellow and Pirouz 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Micropolyspora Lechevalier et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lechevalier HA, Solotorovsky M, McDurmont CI. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Micropolyspora gen. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1961; 26:11-18.
  • ❗ Micropolyspora brevicatena 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 Micropolyspora.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 3 times 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: Micropolyspora Lechevalier et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lechevalier HA, Solotorovsky M, McDurmont CI. A new genus of the Actinomycetales: Micropolyspora gen. nov. J Gen Microbiol 1961; 26:11-18.

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Record number: 778221