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Species Nocardiopsis alkaliphila

Name: Nocardiopsis alkaliphila Hozzein et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. alkali, from Arabic al-qaliy the ashes of saltwort (indeclinable); Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline environments

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-kar-di-OP-sis al-ka-LI-phi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AA 1031; DSM 44657; JCM 12678; YIM 80379

16S rRNA gene: AY230848 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hozzein WN, Li WJ, Ali MI, Hammouda O, Mousa AS, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nocardiopsis alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from desert soil in Egypt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:247-252. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Nouioui et al. 2018 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
  • 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 2 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.
    • 🧍 In the paper by Hozzein et al., the strain CCTCC AA 001031 is cited as CCTCC AA001031. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Hozzein WN, Li WJ, Ali MI, Hammouda O, Mousa AS, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Nocardiopsis alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from desert soil in Egypt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:247-252. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 778840