Name: Nonomuraea pusilla corrig. (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Zhang et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura pusilla Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pu.sil’la. L. fem. adj. pusilla, very small, referring to the aerial mycelium of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pu-SIL-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27296; BCRC 11619; CBS 262.72; CCRC 11619; CECT 3284; CIP 106954; DSM 43357; IFO 14684; IMET 9586; JCM 3144; KCTC 9278; NBRC 14684; NCIB 11116; NCIMB 11116; NRRL B-16126; VKM Ac-1508

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D85491 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:411-422. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microtetraspora pusilla (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Nonomuria pusilla (Nonomura and Ohara 1971) Zhang et al. 1998	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Actinomadura pusilla Nonomura and Ohara 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nonomuraea corrig. Zhang et al. 1998. Publication: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:411-422. 🇸🇬
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 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 1 time 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.
  • 🧍 Listed as Nonomuria in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 49:1623; Nonomuria pusilla (sic). Publication: Chiba S, Suzuki M, Ando K. Taxonomic re-evaluation of 'Nocardiopsis' sp. K-252T (= NRRL 15532T): a proposal to transfer this strain to the genus Nonomuraea as Nonomuraea longicatena sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1623-1630. 🇯🇵
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Nonomuria (sic) has been corrected by Chiba et al. 1999. Publication: Chiba S, Suzuki M, Ando K. Taxonomic re-evaluation of 'Nocardiopsis' sp. K-252T (= NRRL 15532T): a proposal to transfer this strain to the genus Nonomuraea as Nonomuraea longicatena sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1623-1630. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: Nonomuraea corrig. Zhang et al. 1998

Assigned by: Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ruan J. Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:411-422. 🇸🇬

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