Species Microtetraspora ferruginea

Name: Microtetraspora ferruginea (Meyer 1981) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura ferruginea Meyer 1981

Etymology: fer.ru.gi’ne.a. L. fem. adj. ferruginea, of an iron gray color, rusty brown, referring to the orange-brown-colored substrate mycelium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-te-TRA-spo-ra fer-ru-GI-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: 14094; ATCC 35575; BCRC 12537; CCM 3424; CCRC 12537; CIP 106925; DSM 43553; IFO 14094; IMET 9567; JCM 3283; KCTC 9269; NBRC 14094; NCIB 11630; NCIMB 11630; NRRL B-16096; VKM Ac-854

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760099 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic revision of the actinomycete genera Actinomadura and Microtetraspora. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:148-160. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Nonomuraea ferruginea corrig. (Meyer 1981) Zhang et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nonomuria ferruginea (Meyer 1981) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Nonomuraea ferruginea corrig. (Meyer 1981) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinomadura ferruginea Meyer 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Microtetraspora ferruginea 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 Microtetraspora.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Microtetraspora Thiemann et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Goodfellow M. Taxonomic revision of the actinomycete genera Actinomadura and Microtetraspora. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:148-160. 🇩🇪

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