Name: Promicromonospora enterophila Jáger et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.te.ro.phi.la. Gr. neut. n. enteron, intestine; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. enterophila, gut-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35307; DFA-19; DSM 43852; HMGB B1078; IFO 14295; JCM 7350; NBRC 14295; NRRL B-16223

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X83807 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jáger K, Márialigeti K, Hauck M, Barabás G. Promicromonospora enterophila sp. nov., a new species of monospore actinomycetes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:525-531.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Oerskovia enterophila (Jáger et al. 1983) Stackebrandt et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oerskovia enterophila (Jáger et al. 1983) Stackebrandt et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Promicromonospora enterophila 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 Promicromonospora.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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

Assigned by: Jáger K, Márialigeti K, Hauck M, Barabás G. Promicromonospora enterophila sp. nov., a new species of monospore actinomycetes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:525-531.

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Record number: 779811