Name: Polymorphospora rubra Tamura et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Pronunciation, gender: RU-bra, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44947; JCM 14904; NBRC 101157; TT 97-42

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16S rRNA gene: AB223089 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Hatano K, Suzuki K. A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1959-1964.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Polymorphospora Tamura et al. 2006. Publication: Tamura T, Hatano K, Suzuki K. A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1959-1964.
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Polymorphospora Tamura et al. 2006

Assigned by: Tamura T, Hatano K, Suzuki K. A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1959-1964.

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