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Species Nocardia shinanonensis
Name: Nocardia shinanonensis Matsumoto et al. 2016
Etymology: shi.na.no.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. shinanonensis, pertaining to Shinano which is another name for Nagano prefecture, from where the organism was first isolated
Pronunciation, gender: s͡hi-na-no-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: IFM 11456; NBRC 109590; TBRC 5149; TBRC 5194
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
LC103184
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Matsumoto T, Negishi T, Hamada M, Komaki H, Gonoi T, Yaguchi T. Nocardia shinanonensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with endophthalmitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3324-3328. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.
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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Matsumoto T, Negishi T, Hamada M, Komaki H, Gonoi T, Yaguchi T. Nocardia shinanonensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with endophthalmitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3324-3328. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 794471
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