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Species Nocardia harenae
Name: Nocardia harenae Seo and Lee 2006
Etymology: ha.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. harenae, of sand, referring to the isolation of the type strain from beach sand
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-RE-na͡e, feminine
Type strain: DSM 45095; JCM 14548; KCCM 42317; NRRL B-24459; WS-26
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ282122
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Seo JP, Lee SD. Nocardia harenae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from beach sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2203-2207. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.
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 = 2. — 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 6 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 risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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:
Seo JP, Lee SD. Nocardia harenae sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from beach sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2203-2207. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 785399
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