Name: Promicromonospora citrea Krassilnikov et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, of or pertaining to the citron-tree, intended to mean lemon-yellow

Pronunciation, gender: KI-tre-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15908; DSM 43110; IFO 12397; JCM 3051; LMG 4076; NBRC 12397; NRRL B-3485; VKM Ac-665

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16S rRNA gene: X83808 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Krassilnikov NA, Kalakoutskii LV, Kirillova NF. A new genus of Actinomycetales, Promicromonospora, gen. nov. Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences USSR (Series Biology) 1961; 1:107-112.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Promicromonospora Krassilnikov et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Krassilnikov NA, Kalakoutskii LV, Kirillova NF. A new genus of Actinomycetales, Promicromonospora, gen. nov. Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences USSR (Series Biology) 1961; 1:107-112.
  • 😷 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 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Promicromonospora Krassilnikov et al. 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Krassilnikov NA, Kalakoutskii LV, Kirillova NF. A new genus of Actinomycetales, Promicromonospora, gen. nov. Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences USSR (Series Biology) 1961; 1:107-112.

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