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Species Nocardia petroleophila
Name: Nocardia petroleophila Hirsch and Engel 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: pe.tro.le.o.phi.la. Gr. fem. n. petra, stone, rock; L. neut. n. oleum, oil; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. petroleophila, petrol-loving
Type strain: ATCC 15777; CIP 104515; DSM 43193; DSM 655; IFAM 78; IFO 14406; JCM 3378; JCM 3394; NBRC 14406; NRRL B-16301; VKM Ac-865
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ252828
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hirsch P, Engel H. Über oligocarbophile Actinomyceten. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1956; 69:441-454. 
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
Correct name: Pseudonocardia petroleophila (Hirsch and Engel 1956) Warwick et al. 1994
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudonocardia petroleophila (Hirsch and Engel 1956) Warwick et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Nocardia petroleophila 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 = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hirsch P, Engel H. Über oligocarbophile Actinomyceten. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1956; 69:441-454.
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Record number: 778762
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