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Species Nocardiopsis mutabilis

Name: Nocardiopsis mutabilis Shearer et al. 1983

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ta’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. mutabilis, changeable, variable, inconstant, referring to the variety of colony morphologies observed, particularly on rich organic media

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-kar-di-OP-sis mu-TA-bi-lis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31520; DSM 43853; IFO 14310; JCM 3380; KCTC 9397; NBRC 14310; NRRL B-16077; SK&F AAA-25; VKM Ac-2023

16S rRNA gene: X76966 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Shearer MC, Colman PM, Nash Iii CH. Nocardiopsis mutabilis, a new species of nocardioform bacteria isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:369-374.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Saccharothrix mutabilis (Shearer et al. 1983) Labeda and Lechevalier 1989

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Nocardiopsis mutabilis 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 1 time 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

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

Assigned by: Shearer MC, Colman PM, Nash Iii CH. Nocardiopsis mutabilis, a new species of nocardioform bacteria isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:369-374.

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Record number: 778868