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Species Nocardia niwae
Name: Nocardia niwae Moser et al. 2011
Etymology: ni’wae. N.L. gen. masc. n. niwae, of Niwa, named in honour of Dr Hidekazu Niwa, our Japanese colleague, a veterinarian and microbiologist
Type strain: CCUG 57756; DSM 45340; W9241
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ765056
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Moser BD, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Potter G, Lasker BA, Steigerwalt AG, Hinrikson HP, Brown JM. Nocardia niwae sp. nov., isolated from human pulmonary sources. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:438-442. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1014-1015.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Moser BD, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Potter G, Lasker BA, Steigerwalt AG, Hinrikson HP, Brown JM. Nocardia niwae sp. nov., isolated from human pulmonary sources. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:438-442.
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Record number: 789049
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