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Species Nocardia sulphurea

Name: Nocardia sulphurea (Lechevalier et al. 1986) Goodfellow and Lechevalier 1988

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Amycolatopsis sulphurea Lechevalier et al. 1986

Etymology: sul.phu’re.a. L. fem. adj. sulphurea, pertaining to sulfur, referring to the yellow color of the vegetative hyphae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-KAR-di-a sul-PHU-re-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27624; DSM 46092; IFO 13270; JCM 3142; NBRC 13270; VKM Ac-1244

16S rRNA gene: AJ293756 Analysetree FASTA download

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: Amycolatopsis sulphurea Lechevalier et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Nocardia sulphurea 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 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 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.
    • 🧍 The name "Nocardia sulphurea" Oliver and Sinclair 1964 has no effective publication because it has been published in a patent [Rule 25b (5)]. Therefore, this nomenclatural name cannot be revived (Rule 28a) and the citation of Nocardia sulphurea cannot mention the original authors. Publication: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG. Editorial Note. 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. 1470. 🇬🇧

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: 778790