Species ***Nocardiopsis* *composta***

Name: Nocardiopsis composta corrig. Kämpfer et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ta. L. fem. adj. composta, originating from compost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-kar-di-OP-sis kom-POS-ta, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44551; JCM 11768; KS9; NBRC 100345; NRRL B-24145

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB368717 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Rainey FA. Nocardiopsis compostus sp. nov., from the atmosphere of a composting facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:621-627. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Nocardiopsis compostus Kämpfer et al. 2002	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

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 5 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.
- 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: Nocardiopsis compostus (sic); see IJSEM 52, pp. 691-692. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.
- 🧍 In Latin compostus means brought together, placed together, collected, united, joined, connected, aggregated..., not originating from compost as cited in the paper by Kämpfer et al. 2002. 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. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet compostus (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

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

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Rainey FA. Nocardiopsis compostus sp. nov., from the atmosphere of a composting facility. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:621-627. 🇩🇪

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Species Nocardiopsis composta

Species ***Nocardiopsis* *composta***