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Species Nocardiopsis valliformis
Name: Nocardiopsis valliformis Yang et al. 2008
Etymology: val.li.for’mis. L. neut. n. vallum, palisade; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. valliformis, shaped like a palisade, referring to the characteristic mycelium, which is often arranged in a shape like a palisade
Pronunciation, gender: wal-li-FOR-mis, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 4.2135; DSM 45023; HBUM 20028; JCM 16800
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY336503
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Yang R, Zhang LP, Guo LG, Shi N, Lu Z, Zhang X. Nocardiopsis valliformis sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from alkali lake soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1542-1546. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
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.
Parent taxon: Nocardiopsis (Brocq-Rousseau 1904) Meyer 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yang R, Zhang LP, Guo LG, Shi N, Lu Z, Zhang X. Nocardiopsis valliformis sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinomycete isolated from alkali lake soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1542-1546.
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Record number: 787458
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