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Species Nocardia pinensis
Name: Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. 1989
Etymology: L. fem. n. pinus, a pine, pine-tree; N.L. fem. adj. pinensis, of or belonging to a pine, referring to the pine-like appearance of young microcolonies [incorrectly formed: not a location]
Type strain: ACM 3063; ATCC 49497; CIP 104516; DSM 43998; DSM 99975; IFO 15059; NBRC 15059; UQM 3063
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z35435
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Blackall LL, Parlett JH, Hayward AC, Minnikin DE, Greenfield PF, Harbers AE. Nocardia pinensis sp. nov., an actinomycete found in activated sludge foams in Australia. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1989; 135:1547-1558. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Skermania piniformis corrig. (Blackall et al. 1989) Chun et al. 1997
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Skermania piniformis corrig. (Blackall et al. 1989) Chun et al. 1997 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Nocardia pinensis 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Blackall LL, Parlett JH, Hayward AC, Minnikin DE, Greenfield PF, Harbers AE. Nocardia pinensis sp. nov., an actinomycete found in activated sludge foams in Australia. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1989; 135:1547-1558.
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Record number: 778765
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