Name: Microtetraspora malaysiensis Nakajima et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.lay.si.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. malaysiensis, of or pertaining to Malaysia, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 44579; H47-7; JCM 11278; NBRC 100735

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB062383 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nakajima Y, Ho CC, Kudo T. Microtetraspora malaysiensis sp. nov., isolated from Malaysian primary dipterocarp forest soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2003; 49:181-189.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 95. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11689 (N = 12).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Microtetraspora Thiemann et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nakajima Y, Ho CC, Kudo T. Microtetraspora malaysiensis sp. nov., isolated from Malaysian primary dipterocarp forest soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2003; 49:181-189.

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