Species Nocardiopsis halophila

Name: Nocardiopsis halophila Al-Tai and Ruan 1994

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, loving salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-kar-di-OP-sis ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCIM 4.1195; CGMCC 4.1195; DSM 44494; IQ-H3; JCM 9892

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ421018 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Al-Tai AM, Ruan JS. Nocardiopsis halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:474-478.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Nocardiopsis baichengensis Li et al. 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Zhang et al. 2020 Zhang XT, Salam N, Xiao M, Asem MD, Li WJ. Genome analysis reveals that Nocardiopsis baichengensis Li et al. 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis halophila Al-Tai and Ruan 1994. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:89-92. 🇨🇳
    Notes:
    • 🧍 This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Nocardiopsis baichengensis Li et al. 2006. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 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. 🇮🇷

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

Assigned by: Al-Tai AM, Ruan JS. Nocardiopsis halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic actinomycete isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:474-478.

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