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Species Nocardiopsis arabia

Name: Nocardiopsis arabia Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ra’bi.a. L. fem. n. arabia, pertaining to Arabia, referring to the isolation of the type strain in Egypt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-kar-di-OP-sis a-RA-bi-a, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 4.2057; DSM 45083; JCM 16007; S186

16S rRNA gene: EF095149 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hozzein WN, Goodfellow M. Nocardiopsis arabia sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from a sand-dune soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2520-2524. 🇪🇬

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Nocardiopsis arabica corrig. Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008

Risk group: 1

  • 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 4 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.
    • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷

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

Assigned by: Hozzein WN, Goodfellow M. Nocardiopsis arabia sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from a sand-dune soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2520-2524. 🇪🇬

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Record number: 786008