Name: Microtetraspora roseola (Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura roseola Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ro.se’o.la. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-colored; L. fem. suff. -ola, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. adj. roseola, intended to mean with a rosy tinge, referring to the rose-colored aerial mycelium

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33579; DSM 43767; DSM 44323; IFO 14685; IMET 9576; INA 1671; JCM 3323; KCTC 9282; NBRC 14685; VKM Ac-1180

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ278221 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 roseola corrig. (Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975) Zhang et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nonomuraea roseola corrig. (Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinomadura roseola Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nonomuria roseola (Lavrova and Preobrazhenskaya 1975) Zhang et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Microtetraspora roseola 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 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 0 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: 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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