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Species Nocardia autotrophica
Name: Nocardia autotrophica (Takamiya and Tubaki 1956) Hirsch 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Streptomyces autotrophicus" Takamiya and Tubaki 1956
Etymology: au.to.tro’phi.ca. Gr. masc. pron. autos, himself; N.L. fem. adj. trophica, nursing, tending or feeding; from Gr. fem. adj. trophikê; N.L. fem. adj. autotrophica, self-nourishing, referring to the ability to grow at the expense of H2 and CO2
Type strain: ATCC 19727; CIP 107114; DSM 40011; DSM 535; IFO 12743; JCM 4348; NBRC 12743; NRRL B-11275; VKM Ac-941
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ252824
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hirsch P. [Hydrogen activation and chemo-autotrophy in Actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1961; 39:360-373. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudonocardia autotrophica (Takamiya and Tubaki 1956) Warwick et al. 1994
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudonocardia autotrophica (Takamiya and Tubaki 1956) Warwick et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Amycolata autotrophica (Takamiya and Tubaki 1956) Lechevalier et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Proactinomyces autotrophicus" (Takamiya and Tubaki 1956) Kuznetsov et al. 1978 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Streptomyces autotrophicus" Takamiya and Tubaki 1956 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- ❗ Nocardia autotrophica 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 Nocardia.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — 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 10 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 species itself.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hirsch P. [Hydrogen activation and chemo-autotrophy in Actinomycetes]. Arch Mikrobiol 1961; 39:360-373.
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Record number: 778692
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