Name: Nakamurella multipartita (Yoshimi et al. 1996) Tao et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996

Etymology: mul.ti.par.ti’ta. L. masc. adj. multus, much, great, many; L. fem. perf. part. partita, divided, parted, distributed; from L. v. partio, partire, to divide, part, distribute; N.L. fem. part. adj. multipartita, micro-organisms having many divisions inside the cell

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700099; CIP 104796; DSM 44233; JCM 9543; Y-104

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y08541 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tao TS, Yue YY, Chen WX, Chen WF. Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:999-1000.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• 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 Nakamurella Tao et al. 2004. Publication: Tao TS, Yue YY, Chen WX, Chen WF. Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:999-1000.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Tice H, Mayilraj S, Sims D, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Glavina Del Rio T, Copeland A, Cheng JF, Meincke L, et al. Complete genome sequence of Nakamurella multipartita type strain (Y-104). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:168-175.
  • 🧍 Replacement of the illegitimate name Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996, which is illegitimate because of precedence of the fungal genus Microsphaera (Wallr.) Léveillé 1851 [Principle 2, Rule 51b(4)]. Consequently, a new species designation Nakamurella multipartita (Yoshimi et al. 1996) Tao et al. 2004, has been proposed by Tao et al. 2004. Publication: Yoshimi Y, Hiraishi A, Nakamura K. Isolation and characterization of Microsphaera multipartita gen. nov., sp. nov., a polysaccharide-accumulating gram-positive bacterium from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:519-525.

Parent taxon: Nakamurella Tao et al. 2004

Assigned by: Tao TS, Yue YY, Chen WX, Chen WF. Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:999-1000.

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