Species Nocardia testaceus

Name: Nocardia testaceus Kageyama et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-KAR-di-a tes-TA-ke-us, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44765; IFM 937; JCM 12235; NBRC 100365

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB192415 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kageyama A, Yazawa K, Nishimura K, Mikami Y. Nocardia testaceus sp. nov. and Nocardia senatus sp. nov., isolated from patients in Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2004; 48:271-276. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Nocardia testacea corrig. Kageyama et al. 2004

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Nocardia testacea corrig. Kageyama et al. 2004	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 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 species itself.
- 🧍 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: Kageyama A, Yazawa K, Nishimura K, Mikami Y. Nocardia testaceus sp. nov. and Nocardia senatus sp. nov., isolated from patients in Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2004; 48:271-276. 🇯🇵

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Species Nocardia testaceus