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Species Nocardiopsis arabia
Name: Nocardiopsis arabia Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008
Etymology: a.ra’bi.a. N.L. fem. n. arabia, pertaining to Arabia, referring to the isolation of the type strain in Egypt
Pronunciation, gender: a-RA-bi-a, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 4.2057; DSM 45083; JCM 16007; S186
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16S rRNA gene:
EF095149
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FASTA
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: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Streptomonospora arabica corrig. (Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008) Zhang et al. 2013
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Streptomonospora arabica corrig. (Hozzein and Goodfellow 2008) Zhang et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Nocardiopsis arabia is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Nocardiopsis.
- 😷 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 4 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 genus.
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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
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