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Species Nocardia speluncae

Name: Nocardia speluncae Seo et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spe.lun’cae. L. gen. fem. n. speluncae, of a cave, grotto or hole, referring to the site of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-KAR-di-a spe-LUN-ka͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45078; JBRI 2006; JCM 14881; KCTC 19223; N2-11

16S rRNA gene: AM422449 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Seo JP, Yun YW, Lee SD. Nocardia speluncae sp. nov., isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2932-2935. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Seo JP, Yun YW, Lee SD. Nocardia speluncae sp. nov., isolated from a cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2932-2935. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 786977