Name: Mycetocola saprophilus Tsukamoto et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.pro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. sapros, putrid; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. saprophilus, putrid-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ke-TO-ko-la sa-PRO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CM-01; DSM 15178; IFO 16274; JCM 11655; MAFF 211324; NBRC 16274; NRRL B-24119

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB012647 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tsukamoto T, Takeuchi M, Shida O, Murata H, Shirata A. Proposal of Mycetocola gen. nov. in the family Microbacteriaceae and three new species, Mycetocola saprophilus sp. nov., Mycetocola tolaasinivorans sp. nov. and Mycetocola lacteus sp. nov., isolated from cultivated mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:937-944. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycetocola Tsukamoto et al. 2001. Publication: Tsukamoto T, Takeuchi M, Shida O, Murata H, Shirata A. Proposal of Mycetocola gen. nov. in the family Microbacteriaceae and three new species, Mycetocola saprophilus sp. nov., Mycetocola tolaasinivorans sp. nov. and Mycetocola lacteus sp. nov., isolated from cultivated mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:937-944. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Mycetocola Tsukamoto et al. 2001

Assigned by: Tsukamoto T, Takeuchi M, Shida O, Murata H, Shirata A. Proposal of Mycetocola gen. nov. in the family Microbacteriaceae and three new species, Mycetocola saprophilus sp. nov., Mycetocola tolaasinivorans sp. nov. and Mycetocola lacteus sp. nov., isolated from cultivated mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:937-944. 🇯🇵

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