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Species Nocardia rugosa
Name: Nocardia rugosa (Lechevalier et al. 1986 ex di Marco and Spalla 1957) Goodfellow and Lechevalier 1988
Basonym: Amycolatopsis rugosa (ex di Marco and Spalla 1957) Lechevalier et al. 1986
Etymology: ru.go’sa. L. fem. adj. rugosa, wrinkled, shrivelled
Type strain: ATCC 43014; CIP 106520; DSM 43194; IFO 14506; IMRU 3760; JCM 9736; NBRC 14506; NCIB 8926; NCIMB 8926; NRRL B-2295; VKM Ac-1243
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF051342
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Goodfellow M, Lechevalier MP. Genus Nocardia Trevisan 1889, 9AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1459-1471.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Prauserella rugosa (Lechevalier et al. 1986 ex di Marco and Spalla 1957) Kim and Goodfellow 1999
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Amycolatopsis rugosa (ex di Marco and Spalla 1957) Lechevalier et al. 1986 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Prauserella rugosa (Lechevalier et al. 1986 ex di Marco and Spalla 1957) Kim and Goodfellow 1999 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Nocardia rugosa 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 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
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🧍 Error in Validation List No 25.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Goodfellow M, Lechevalier MP. Genus Nocardia Trevisan 1889, 9AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1459-1471.
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Record number: 778778
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