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Species Nocardia ignorata
Name: Nocardia ignorata Yassin et al. 2001
Etymology: i.gno.ra.ta. L. fem. part. adj. ignorata, unrecognized, unknown, pertaining to the fact that the type strain was mistakenly used as a member of the genus Mycobacterium in a mycobacterial quality control test
Type strain: CCUG 48296; DSM 44496; IMMIB R-1434; JCM 11764; NRRL B-24141
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ303008
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Steiner U. Nocardia ignorata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2127-2131. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:5-6.
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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 12 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 an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Steiner U. Nocardia ignorata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2127-2131.
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Record number: 778730
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