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Species Nocardia xishanensis
Name: Nocardia xishanensis Zhang et al. 2004
Etymology: xi.sha.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xishanensis, of or belonging to Xishan Mountain, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: xi-s͡ha-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 276; CGMCC 4.1860; DSM 44895; JCM 12160; NBRC 101358
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY333115
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang J, Liu Z, Goodfellow M. Nocardia xishanensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2301-2305. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.
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. — 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 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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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Parent taxon: Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang J, Liu Z, Goodfellow M. Nocardia xishanensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2301-2305.
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Record number: 778808
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