Name: Microtetraspora polychroma (Galatenko et al. 1987) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura polychroma Galatenko et al. 1987

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. polys, many; Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color; N.L. neut. n. polychroma, intended to mean that the bacterium produces many colors (nominative in apposition)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49500; DSM 43925; IFO 14345; IMET 9743; INA 2755; JCM 6834; KCTC 9277; NBRC 14345; NRRL B-16243; VKM Ac-1084

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC111529 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

Correct name: Nonomuraea polychroma corrig. (Galatenko et al. 1987) Zhang et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nonomuria polychroma (Galatenko et al. 1987) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Actinomadura polychroma Galatenko et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nonomuraea polychroma corrig. (Galatenko et al. 1987) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Microtetraspora polychroma is the correct name 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.

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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