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Species Nocardia arizonensis
Name: Nocardia arizonensis Lasker et al. 2017
Etymology: a.ri.zo.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. arizonensis, from Arizona, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the state of Arizona
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ri-zo-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 62754; DSM 45748; NBRC 108935; W9405
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN678715
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lasker BA, Bell M, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Brown JM. Nocardia arizonensis sp. nov., obtained from human respiratory specimens. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:1129-1137. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lasker BA, Bell M, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Brown JM. Nocardia arizonensis sp. nov., obtained from human respiratory specimens. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:1129-1137. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 793474
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