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Species Nocardia alba

Name: Nocardia alba Li et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al’ba. L. fem. adj. alba, white color

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-KAR-di-a AL-ba, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 1030; DSM 44684; JCM 13373; YIM 30243

16S rRNA gene: AY222321 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Li WJ, Jiang Y, Kroppenstedt RM, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nocardia alba sp.nov., a novel actinomycete strain isolated from soil in China. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:308-312. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 99. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1425-1426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
    • 🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain CCTCC AA 001030 is cited as CCTCC AA001030 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 99. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1425-1426.

Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Li WJ, Jiang Y, Kroppenstedt RM, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nocardia alba sp.nov., a novel actinomycete strain isolated from soil in China. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:308-312. 🇨🇳

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