Name: Nocardiopsis alborubidus Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation, gender: al-bo-RU-bi-dus, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23612; CBS 693.72; CIP 106424; DSM 40465; IFO 13392; INA 6476/62; ISP 5465; JCM 4717; KCC S-717; NBRC 13392; RIA 1953; VKM Ac-1882

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16S rRNA gene: X97882 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Grund E, Kroppenstedt RM. Chemotaxonomy and numerical taxonomy of the genus Nocardiopsis Meyer 1976. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:5-11.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Nocardiopsis alborubida corrig. Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. albirubida corrig. (Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990) Evtushenko et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Nocardiopsis alborubida corrig. Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Nocardiopsis albidorubidus Grund and Kroppenstedt 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Evtushenko et al. (2000), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis antarcticus Abyzov et al. 1984. Publication: Evtushenko LI, Taran VV, Akimov VN, Kroppenstedt RM, Tiedje JM, Stackebrandt E. Nocardiopsis tropica sp. nov., Nocardiopsis trehalosi sp. nov., nom. rev. and Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. albirubida subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:73-81.
  • ⏲ According to Evtushenko et al. (2000), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptothrix dassonvillei" Brocq-Rousseau 1904. Publication: Evtushenko LI, Taran VV, Akimov VN, Kroppenstedt RM, Tiedje JM, Stackebrandt E. Nocardiopsis tropica sp. nov., Nocardiopsis trehalosi sp. nov., nom. rev. and Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. albirubida subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:73-81.
  • ⏲ According to Evtushenko et al. (2000), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis antarctica corrig. Abyzov et al. 1984. Publication: Evtushenko LI, Taran VV, Akimov VN, Kroppenstedt RM, Tiedje JM, Stackebrandt E. Nocardiopsis tropica sp. nov., Nocardiopsis trehalosi sp. nov., nom. rev. and Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. albirubida subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:73-81.
  • ⏲ According to Evtushenko et al. (2000), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Evtushenko LI, Taran VV, Akimov VN, Kroppenstedt RM, Tiedje JM, Stackebrandt E. Nocardiopsis tropica sp. nov., Nocardiopsis trehalosi sp. nov., nom. rev. and Nocardiopsis dassonvillei subsp. albirubida subsp. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:73-81.
  • ⏲ According to Yassin et al. (1997), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis antarcticus Abyzov et al. 1984. Publication: Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Gierth D, Ungerechts J, Lux I, Seifert P, Bal C, Schaal KP. Description of Nocardiopsis synnemataformans sp. nov., elevation of Nocardiopsis alba subsp. prasina to Nocardiopsis prasina comb. nov., and designation of Nocardiopsis antarctica and Nocardiopsis alborubida as later subjective synonyms of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:983-988.
  • ⏲ According to Yassin et al. (1997), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptothrix dassonvillei" Brocq-Rousseau 1904. Publication: Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Gierth D, Ungerechts J, Lux I, Seifert P, Bal C, Schaal KP. Description of Nocardiopsis synnemataformans sp. nov., elevation of Nocardiopsis alba subsp. prasina to Nocardiopsis prasina comb. nov., and designation of Nocardiopsis antarctica and Nocardiopsis alborubida as later subjective synonyms of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:983-988.
  • ⏲ According to Yassin et al. (1997), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis antarctica corrig. Abyzov et al. 1984. Publication: Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Gierth D, Ungerechts J, Lux I, Seifert P, Bal C, Schaal KP. Description of Nocardiopsis synnemataformans sp. nov., elevation of Nocardiopsis alba subsp. prasina to Nocardiopsis prasina comb. nov., and designation of Nocardiopsis antarctica and Nocardiopsis alborubida as later subjective synonyms of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:983-988.
  • ⏲ According to Yassin et al. (1997), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Gierth D, Ungerechts J, Lux I, Seifert P, Bal C, Schaal KP. Description of Nocardiopsis synnemataformans sp. nov., elevation of Nocardiopsis alba subsp. prasina to Nocardiopsis prasina comb. nov., and designation of Nocardiopsis antarctica and Nocardiopsis alborubida as later subjective synonyms of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:983-988.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Nocardiopsis (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grund E, Kroppenstedt RM. Chemotaxonomy and numerical taxonomy of the genus Nocardiopsis Meyer 1976. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:5-11.

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